Suspension of the Establishment at Presque Isle
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Suspension of the Establishment at Presque Isle
Description
Govenor Mifflin makes his case against the suspension of the establishment of the town at Presque Isle, arguing that the land for the town is the property of his State and could not justifiably have been ceded to the Indians by the recent treaty.
year created
1794
month created
07
day created
18
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in publication
in image
notable person/group
Thomas Mifflin
George Washington
Executive of the General Government
Commissioners
legislature [of Pennsylvania]
Six Nations
Governor
President
Secretary of War
attorney general
Cornplanter
commissioners
British agents
notable location
Pennsylvania
War Department
Presque Isle establishment
constitutional boundaries
notable item/thing
execution of the Presque Isle law
consequences of the suspension
interests of the Union
transgressing the Constitutional boundaries of his authority
interests of the State
my constitutional and legal powers
advice of the Attorney General of Pennsylvania
execution of the law within the law prescribed
suspension of the establishment at Presque Isle
settlements
treaty
sense of justice
lands which we had fairly bought
control of British agents
title of Pennsylvania
repeated recognitions by Cornplanter
document number
1794071800102
page start
1
number of pages
3
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | NHF02 (4 pages) | Collection: William Irvine Papers | V: 12, P: 71 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: American State Papers, Indian Aff | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Thomas Mifflin | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | George Washington | [unknown] | [n/a] |