Federal Commissioners to Lt. Col Clarke, or officer commanding at Pittsburg

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Title

Federal Commissioners to Lt. Col Clarke, or officer commanding at Pittsburg

Description

Western Indians have refused to make peace. Federal Commissioners inform Lt Col Clarke that pursuant to instructions from Secretary of War Henry Knox, they send letters to Major General Wayne, to be forwarded from Pittsburgh. They ask for the aid of troops if necessary to assist conveyance.

year created

1793

month created

08

day created

23

author

Federal Commissioners Treaty at Sandusky

sent from location

Fort Erie

recipient

Colonel Clarke

sent to location

Pittsburgh

in 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}
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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 Colonel Clarke
Federal Commissioners
Benjamin Lincoln
Timothy Pickering
Beverley Randolph
western Indians

notable location

Pittsburgh
Fort Erie

notable idea/issue

Conference at Sandusky
refusal of western Indians to make peace at Sandusky

document number

1793082390755

page start

91

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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 91
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Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Federal Commissioners Treaty at Sandusky Fort Erie [n/a]
Recipient Colonel Clarke Pittsburgh [n/a]