Instructions for the Trading House on the St. Marys River
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Instructions for the Trading House on the St. Marys River
Description
This is a list of eighteen instructions for Price, the appointed factor of the trading house located on the St. Marys River in Georgia, as to how to deal fairly and magnanimously with the Creek Indians who trade with him.
year created
1795
month created
11
day created
26
author
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Edward Price
Timothy Pickering
Creek Indians
factor
purveyor
James Seagrove, Superintendent of Indian Affairs in Georgia
Charles Anderson
Bullard
Commanding Officer of the troops
Contractor
Comptroller of the Treasury
notable location
River St. Marys
Georgia
Colerain
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
trading house
Act of Congress
moderate prices
prime cost
invoices
foundations of lasting peace
numerous accidents
apprehensions of unfair dealings
money or peltry
market in Philadelphia
[annuities]
factory
benevolent principles
goods on credit
mode of saving and packing the peltries
buildings
store house
hospital stores
public expense
exact account
use of rum
drunkeness
instructions
necessity of kind and friendly treatment of the Indians
perfect candor
patience
notable phrase
The object of this trade is by supplying the Indians on such easy terms to manifest the liberality and friendship of the United States.
document number
1795112600201
page start
1
number of pages
4
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (25 pages) | KAG13 (25 pages) | Collection: William Eaton Papers | EA 494. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Timothy Pickering | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Edward Price | [unknown] | [n/a] |