Regarding Federal-State Relations and the Establishment of a Settlement at Presqu'ile

Item

Type

Letter Signed

Title

Regarding Federal-State Relations and the Establishment of a Settlement at Presqu'ile

Description

Reassures Mifflin that the suspension of establishing a settlement at Presqu'ile is temporary, and was not meant (by the President) to supersede the power of Pennsylvania, but sooth relations with the Six Nations, and the President does not seek to interfere in the rights of the individual states. Hypothesizes when, and under what circumstances, the settlement project can be again undertaken. Knox expects word from the treaty commissioner soon.

year created

1794

month created

07

day created

21

author

sent from location

War Department

recipient

in image

note

Cited in Mifflin to Washington, 07/22/1794, and Mifflin to Ellicot, 07/23/1794.

cited note

Cited document sent from the War Office

notable person/group

Thomas Mifflin
Henry Knox
Secretary of War
Governor Pennsylvania
Six Nations
President Washington
treaty commissioner
states
western Indians
attorney general
troops
commissioner
discontents
Governor Mifflin

notable location

War Department
Pennsylvania
Presque Isle
Canandaigua
New York

notable item/thing

constitutional powers
laws
campaign
settlement
enlistments
documents
treaty

document number

1794072100101

page start

1

number of pages

4

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (9 pages) WFC03 (9 pages) Collection: Andrew Ellicot Papers, mm 75019679. R: #2, Frames 136-141; P: 949-951
[view document] (0 pages) NHF03 (0 pages) Collection: William Irvine Papers V: 12, P: 74
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: American State Papers, Indian Aff [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Henry Knox War Department [n/a]
Recipient Thomas Mifflin [unknown] [n/a]