Extract of a letter from the Secretary of State to the Secretary at War
Item
Type
Extract of Letter
Title
Extract of a letter from the Secretary of State to the Secretary at War
Description
Letter, describes complaints concerning Oneida blacksmith; advises dismissing blacksmith from Oneida.
short description
Ltr, adv dismissing blacksmith.
year created
1796
month created
10
day created
13
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
James McHenry
Timothy Pickering
Captain [Israel] Chapin
Wemple
notable location
Philadelphia
United States
Oneida
notable item/thing
make all the repairs
tools might be committed to the care of a sober chief
interest of the indians and the United States will be promoted by dismissing the smith altogether
direct the superintendant to employ, periodically, a faithfull smith from some neighbouring settlement
difficult to get the smith to do their work and not without such delays as rendered his work of trifling value
superintendant, Captain Chapin, removed him and appointed his brother
represented as bearing a much better character
informed that the brother is treading in the same footsteps
father of these men
knowledge of the indian tongue and manners
promote all their vices without contributing anything to their improvement in the useful arts of civil life
little service is rendered by Wemple, the present smith and the real mischiefs produced by his residence
keeping a dram shop in the midst of the Oneidas
resorting daily to their gristmill and frequently to tools made or repaired
complained of by the indians
considered it as an evil that the person (Wemple) employed and paid by the United States as a blacksmith to work for the Oneida & Stockbridge Indians
engaged in a private pursuit that occupied most of his time
keep liquors for sale in the very heart of the Oneida settlement
Secretary of State
Secretary of War
document number
1796101340101
page start
1
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | AEK20 (2 pages) | Collection: Henry O'Reilly Collection | V: 11, P: 42, #2 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Timothy Pickering | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |