President's Reply to Concerns of the Choctaw Delegation of December 16
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Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
President's Reply to Concerns of the Choctaw Delegation of December 16
Description
James McHenry responds on behalf of the president, saying that he does not know if the boundaries described by the Choctaw chief are the same ones decided upon in the Treaty of Hopewell, but that he will consider them; that he will always endeavor to keep whites off the Indians' land, but that the garrisons in Choctaw country will still be manned, to achieve this enforcement; that U.S. trading posts in Choctaw country are legal, and will be constructed when the U.S. sees fit; that Benjamin Hawkins, Indian agent to the Creeks, will also be an intermediary for the Choctaws until another individual is appointed; says that presents for the whole of the Indian nation are unavailable because Congress has not appropriated the funds, but that personal presents for the Indian chiefs will be provided.
year created
1796
month created
12
day created
21
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in collection
in image
note
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notable person/group
James McHenry
Chiefs and Warriors
Choctaw
Secretary of War
President
Eatcheehoopoia
Parshenahla
Holtooneba
Shappandahooma
Spain
Benjamin Hawkins
agent
Creek
traders
visitors
Congress
Great Council of the United States
notable location
War Office
Spain
Natches
Natchez
Walnut Hills
fort
Tumbeckbee River
trading post
Creek Nation
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
boundaries
Treaty of Hopewell
treaty
tranding post
presents
money
document number
1796122100102
page start
83
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| In image | In source | Location in source | |
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| [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 | Chiefs of the Chickasaw Nation | [unknown] | [n/a] |