Goods Intended for the Six Nations

Item

Type

Letter Signed

Title

Goods Intended for the Six Nations

Description

Hamilton transmits to his father-in-law Schuyler a list of Indian goods intended for the Six Nations of Indians as payment for their efforts in the endeavor to make peace with the hostile Indians.A trusty person should be engaged to deliver the goods to General Chapin who wil provide the appopriate receipts.

year created

1793

month created

12

day created

23

sent from location

Treasury Department

recipient

sent to location

Albany

in collection

notable person/group

Philip Schuyler
Alexander Hamilton
the Six Nations
hostile Indians
trusty person
Daniel Hale
Nicholas Hoffman
General Chapin

notable location

Albany
Treasury Department
Albany
the Treasury
Office of Discount and Deposit in New York

notable item/thing

list of Indian goods
late attempt to make peace
season being so far advanced
public interest
duplicate receipts
vouchers
commission of two and a half percent
cash
credit
payments

document number

1793122390000

Document instances

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Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Alexander Hamilton Treasury Department [n/a]
Recipient Philip Schuyler Albany [n/a]