Letter from Federal Commissioners to Lieutenant Tinsley, commanding officer Fort Franklin, [no. 2] requesting assistance in delivery of letters to Pittsburg

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Letter from Federal Commissioners to Lieutenant Tinsley, commanding officer Fort Franklin, [no. 2] requesting assistance in delivery of letters to Pittsburg

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Federal commissioners at Sandusky conference request assistance in getting letters to Major Craig at Pittsburg as quickly as possible. They recommend use of Indian Runners; but if available can use trustworthy Allegheny Indians who are knowledgeable of the path the Pittsburg. Request help for Sylvester Ash with passage by water; asking for canoe men. Letter closes by suggesting one letter by land, and another by water.

year created

1793

month created

08

day created

23

author

Federal Commissioners Treaty at Sandusky

sent from location

Fort Erie

recipient

Lieutenant Tinsley

sent to location

Ft Franklin

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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}
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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.

cited note

Cited document that was neither sent to nor from the War Office

notable person/group

Lieutenant Tinsley
Sylvester Ash
Major Craig
Indian Runners
Allegheny Indians

notable location

Fort Erie
Fort Franklin
Pittsburg

notable idea/issue

Conference at Sandusky

document number

1793082390555

page start

90

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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 90
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Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Federal Commissioners Treaty at Sandusky Fort Erie [n/a]
Recipient Lieutenant Tinsley Ft Franklin [n/a]