Instructions to Army Officer Commanding in Tennessee, Relative to Relations to the Indians
Item
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
Instructions to Army Officer Commanding in Tennessee, Relative to Relations to the Indians
Description
Instructs the U.S. Army officer commanding in Tennessee in how to coordinate enforcement of the recent act to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indians with the new Indian agent for the region, Silas Dinsmoor.
year created
1796
month created
09
day created
09
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
David Henley
James McHenry
Silas Dinsmore
Silas Dismoor
Indian temporary Agent
Cherokee
Indian tribes
President
Secretary of War
traders
Indians
infractors
violators
deputy paymaster
factor
women
notable location
War Office
Ostinahli
Cherokee town
frontier
Cherokee Nation
Indian Country
Knoxville
notable item/thing
An act to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes
powers
trade
permits
licenses
horses
law
notice
newspapers
application
blank passes
blank licenses
blank bonds
quarterly return
spirituous liquors
distilled liquors
advertisement
injuries
property
cases
offenses
destroyed
compensation
maintenance of peace
trial
reward
goods
Indian goods
distribution
order
stipend
duplicate invoice
stolen horses
treaty of Holston
annuity
receipt
manufacture of cotton
implements
machines
instruct
spinning
weaving
document number
1796090900155
page start
36
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | IDD03 (157 pages) | Collection: John Adams Papers | R: 384 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | David Henley | [unknown] | [n/a] |