Reports Involvement in Indian Arrangements; Concern for French

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Reports Involvement in Indian Arrangements; Concern for French

Description

Reports summon of General Gibson to discuss Indian arrangements. Expresses concern about the French crossing borders. Ross recommends General John Gibson as the United States' representative for future work with the Indians and discusses France's ability to win over the Indians in the Northwest territory.

year created

1797

month created

04

day created

03

author

sent from location

Pittsburgh

recipient

sent to location

Philadelphia

in image

note

Difficult to read.

notable person/group

James McHenry
James Ross
General Gibson
Indians
French
Federal Court
Congress
Jacobins

notable location

Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Virginia

notable item/thing

allies
poor treatment
Federal Court
public papers
laws

document number

1797040340201

page start

1

number of pages

2

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (3 pages) IGE19 (5 pages) Collection: Northwest Territory Collection, M367 B:2, F:20
[view document] (1 pages) KFE22 (2 pages) Collection: MMC, McHenry, James: mm85004543 [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author James Ross Pittsburgh [n/a]
Recipient James McHenry Philadelphia [n/a]