Proceedings of the Council at Buffalo Creek are forwarded to Knox
Item
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter
Title
Proceedings of the Council at Buffalo Creek are forwarded to Knox
Description
Letter, encloses proceedings of Buffalo Creek council; discusses treaty between Six Nations and United States; mentions speech of Lord Dorchester; discusses British presence in the Northeast; discusses Indians.
short description
Ltr, enc proceedings at Buffalo Creek.
year created
1794
month created
04
day created
29
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Authorship could not be verified from document. However, Israel Chapin is likely author.
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Israel Chapin
Capt. Bomberry
Col. Butler
Lord Dorchester
notable location
Detroit
State of New York
Philadelphia
United States
Buffalo Creek
notable item/thing
expence of the indians
alarmed at the present appearance of war
destitute of arms and ammunition
British
Capt. Bomberry attended the council in behalf of the British government
assistance would be wanted by the King
speech of Lord Dorchester
reason to suppose that the Six Nations had fully made up their minds previous to the meeting of the council to hold a treaty agreeable to the wishes of the United States in order to bring about a general peace
inclosed are the proceedings of that council
honour of informing you in my last that I had received a runner from Buffalo Creek requesting my attendance at council
document number
1794042940101
page start
1
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| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | AEJ03 (2 pages) | Collection: Henry O'Reilly Collection | V: 10, P: 19 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |