Fair and Equitable Terms of Peace
Item
Type
Typed Document
Title
Fair and Equitable Terms of Peace
Description
Following the defeat of the northern tribes at the Battle of Fallen Timbers, General Wayne proposes terms for a lasting peace that will serve the interests of both red and white people.
year created
1794
month created
12
day created
04
recipient
sent to location
Grand Glaize
in collection
in image
note
Typed document enclosed as part of a series of missives from Wayne to sundry chiefs and sachems.
notable person/group
Anthony Wayne
Sachems and Warriors belonging to the Chippawas, Delawares, Shawanese, Wyandots, Miamis, Tawas, Potawatomies
the President [Washington]
bad white men at the fort of the rapids
Stephen Young
George White Eyes
Robert Wilson, Interpreter
American prisoners
notable location
Grand Glaize
Roche de Bout
Greeneville
notable item/thing
permanent, fair, and honorable peace with every tribe north of the Ohio
voice of truth and peace
preliminaries of a lasting peace
scalping knife
tomahawk
drops of blood
your cultivated lands and hunting ground
corn
notable phrase
...the United States loved mercy and kindness more than war and desolation
you preferred war instead of the calument of peace
...in return for the few drops of blood we lost upon that occasion we caused rivers of yours to flow
...the British had neither the power nor inclination to protect you
...let us try to agree upon such fair and equitable terms of peace as shall be for the true interest and happiness of both the white and red people
document number
1794091237002
page start
13
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | EAA19 (58 pages) | Collection: Anthony Wayne Papers | F: Oversize, 1745-1796 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recipient | Anthony Wayne | Grand Glaize | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Northwestern Indian Chiefs | [unknown] | [n/a] |