Directions for the Factor of the Southern Trading Posts
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Directions for the Factor of the Southern Trading Posts
Description
Pickering provides detailed instructions for James Byers, the new factor of the southern trading posts, and emphasizes the General Government's policy of treating the Indians with fairness and benevolence.
year created
1795
month created
11
day created
26
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
James Byers
Timothy Pickering
Congress
the President [Washington]
the Purveyor
traders
Governor Blount, Superintendent of Indian Affairs in the Southwestern Territory
Cherokee Nation
southern tribes
Interpreter
Commanding Officer of the troops at the Trading Post
Colonel David Henley
Contractor
notable location
War Office
Georgia
Southwestern territory
Knoxville
notable item/thing
trade with the Indian nations on our borders
trading posts
directions as the factor
instructions
moderate prices
sales
prime cost and all charges
invoices
transportation of the goods
easy terms
liberality and friendship of the United States
ties of interest and gratitude
foundation of a lasting peace
numerous accidents and losses
prices of the goods
unfair dealing
money or peltry
market in Philadelphia
factory
benevolent principles
blockhouse
refusal of credit
mode of saving and packing the peltries
character of perfect probity and sobriety
treaty
buildings
whiskey
notable phrase
I close these instructions with suggesting to you the necessity of kind and friendly treatment of the Indians who may visit your station and of perfect candor in all your dealings with them.
document number
1795112640001
page start
1
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (6 pages) | NHF25 (6 pages) | Collection: William Irvine Papers | V: 13, P: 89 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Timothy Pickering | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James Byers | [unknown] | [n/a] |