Making Amends for the Loss of Kentucky Horses, Etc.
Item
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter Signed
Title
Making Amends for the Loss of Kentucky Horses, Etc.
Description
Along with a discussion of the opening for navigation of several rivers, Hamtramck explains the measures that should be taken to punish Indians for the theft of a number of horses in Kentucky.
year created
1799
month created
04
day created
01
author
sent from location
Fort Wayne
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
James McHenry
John Francis Hamtramck
Indians being at war with each other
the Chief
Delaware Nation
Potowatomies
prisoners
white people
Jonas Steel
the surgeon
Brigadier General Wilkinson
the French
notable location
Fort Wayne
Kentucky
garrison on the River St. Mary
White River
foot of the rapids
Detroit
the Wabash [River]
the Natchez
notable item/thing
return of February
speech I sent to the Potowatomies
horses they had stolen in Kentucky
violations of treaty
14th section of the Act to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes
stoppages
annual stipend
great expense
provisions made to the Indians
tomahawk against the [?]
peace
navigation of the Miami River
clothing of the garrison
sleighs from Detroit
duty of a soldier
muster rolls
pension
certificate
military and quartermaster's stores
notable phrase
I believe there is no other remedy for this violation of treaty than by putting into execution the 14th section of the act to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes by making stoppages out of their annual stipend and that the sooner it is done the better.
document number
1799040140601
page start
1
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| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | WGT21 (4 pages) | Collection: Alexander Hamilton Papers | R: 17 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Francis Hamtramck | Fort Wayne | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |