Exchange of Prisoners for Farmland
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Exchange of Prisoners for Farmland
Description
Since the Indians have agreed to surrender all their prisoners, Wayne agrees to allow the Delaware Nation to continue to farm the same ground they once occupied.
year created
1795
month created
03
day created
21
author
sent from location
Headquarters, Greeneville
in collection
in image
note
A document dated 04/23/1795 was possibly a postscript to this document (not found).
notable person/group
Anthony Wayne
Sachems
Major Hunt, Commandant of Fort Defiance
Delaware Nation
notable location
Headquarters, Greeneville
Swan Creek
Grand Glaize
notable item/thing
immediate surrender of all the prisoners
Preliminary Articles
sincerity of your hearts
notable phrase
I shall expect to take you all by the hand at this place on the fifteenth day of June next...
document number
1795032190002
page start
1
number of pages
54
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (58 pages) | EAA19 (58 pages) | Collection: Anthony Wayne Papers | F:1743-1826 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Anthony Wayne | Headquarters, Greeneville | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Sachems, Chiefs, & Warriors of the Wyandots, Delawares, Ottawas, Chippewas, Pottawatomies, Shawnees, & Miamis | [unknown] | [n/a] |