Informations & Advice for Representing United States in Upcoming Treaty With St. Regis [Iroquois] Indians
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Informations & Advice for Representing United States in Upcoming Treaty With St. Regis [Iroquois] Indians
Description
Relays some information received from Governor Jay of New York concerning the upcoming treaty negotiations with the St. Regis [Iroquois] Indians, namely the date (September 18) and the location (Fort George, south of Lake George). Pickering admits he has not been informed of the identity of the New York state commissioners. Refers to an enclosed extract [not included] which gives all information necessary for representing the United States' interests in the negotiations.
year created
1795
month created
09
day created
01
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Difficult to read. In-office copy reflects letter written on thin paper with lines back to back. Digital cleanup might help significantly.
notable person/group
Colonel Jeremiah Wadsworth
Timothy Pickering
Governor Jay
St. Regis Iroquois Indians
New York State commissioners
notable location
War Office
New York
Fort George
Lake George
notable item/thing
treaty
notable idea/issue
negotiations
document number
1795090105001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | NAV10 (2 pages) | Collection: Jeremiah Wadsworth Papers | B: 141 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Timothy Pickering | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Jeremiah Wadsworth | [unknown] | [n/a] |