Instructions to Army Officer Commanding In Georgia, Relative to Relations with the Indians
Item
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
Instructions to Army Officer Commanding In Georgia, Relative to Relations with the Indians
Description
Instructs the presiding U.S. Army officer in Georgia (Major Constant Freeman) in his powers, relating to the sending of a new Indian agent to manage trade & intercourse with the Creek, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Indians. These include the granting of permits to those doing business with the Indians, the sending of quarterly returns to report on all such people and their respective businesses, the relations and communications between Freeman and the new agent, Benjamin Hawkins, and the powers for punishing and prosecuting transgressors of the new regulations concerning the Indians.
year created
1796
month created
09
day created
09
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Constant Freeman
James McHenry
Agent
President
Benjamin Hawkins
Agent to the Indians
Indians
Creek
Choctaw
Chickasaw
Secretary of War
traders
infractors
violators
Officers
notable location
War Office
Georgia
south of the Ohio
Ohio River
frontiers
Indian Country
notable item/thing
Act to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian Tribes
trade
permits
licenses
horses
newspapers
notice
blank licenses
blank bonds
blank passes
quarterly returns
distilled liquor
spirituous liquor
advertisement
injuries
law
property
destroyed
maintenance of peace
reward
trial
document number
1796090900055
page start
34
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | IDD03 (157 pages) | Collection: John Adams Papers | R: 384 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Constant Freeman | [unknown] | [n/a] |