Letter to Major General Anthony Wayne, Fort Washington from Federal Commissioners Sandusky Conference on Indian decision not to treat
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Letter to Major General Anthony Wayne, Fort Washington from Federal Commissioners Sandusky Conference on Indian decision not to treat
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Commissioners report that they are returning from the mouth of Detroit River, where they waited for four weeks for Indians to close the council at rapids of Miami in order to convene treaty proceedings at Sandusky. They report that the Indians have determined not to treat at all; final answer on this matter received 16 August. Commissioners continue to hope for peace and express thanks to General Wayne for providing security in the country northwest of Ohio.
year created
1793
month created
08
day created
21
sent from location
Lake Erie
recipient
sent to location
Ft Washington
in collection
in image
note
Enclosed in [A Journal of the proceedings at Council with the Western Indians], 08/24/1793.This document is enclosed in instructions to the commissioners appointed to deal with the hostile Indians north of the Ohio, in the form of a journal of their proceedings, submitted to the House of Representatives on December 4, 1793. This document is an integral part of [Public Reports] and other communications of the Secretary of War, 12/99/1793.
author note
Benjamin Lincoln; Beverly Randolph; Timothy Pickering.
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Cited document that was neither sent to nor from the War Office
notable person/group
Federal Commissioners Sandusky Conference
Benjamin Lincoln
Timothy Pickering
Beverley Randolph
Major General Anthony Wayne
notable location
Fort Erie
Fort Washington
Lake Erie
Detroit River
Rapids of Miami
northwest of Ohio River
Ohio River
Northwest Territory
notable idea/issue
Conference at Sandusky
councils of rapids of Miami
document number
1793082140055
page start
92
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| [view document] (1 pages) | NOP01 (506 pages) | Collection: Third Congress: Transcribed Confidential Reports and Other Communications Transmitted by the Secretary of War to the House of Representatives, 3d Congress, 1st Session, 1793, Vol. II [3C-B2] (RG 233) {M1268, roll 14} | M: 1268, R: 14;p 92 |
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Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Federal Commissioners Treaty at Sandusky | Lake Erie | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Anthony Wayne | Ft Washington | [n/a] |