Indian trade and dependence on the United States
Item
Type
Draft Letter / Draft Document
Title
Indian trade and dependence on the United States
Description
Asks the Treasury Secretary to withhold from further communication with Congressman Robert Harper on the subject of establishing a trading house among the Creek Nation, until he has additional time to speak with him about it. States that small traders are more likely to be dependent upon the Indians than traders with large amounts of capital. Concludes by stressing the point that he does not want to risk the Indians becoming less dependent on the United States.
year created
1799
month created
08
day created
16
author
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Cited in Wolcott to McHenry, 08/17/1799
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
James McHenry
Robert Harper
friends
Indians
Creeks
traders
applicants
notable location
Creek Nation
notable item/thing
Trading house
capital
notable idea/issue
Trade
[commerce]
[market]
[economy]
dependence
document number
1799081600101
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | BRQ17 (3 pages) | Collection: James McHenry Papers | B: 4, 3 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Citations | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Oliver Wolcott, Jr. | [unknown] | [n/a] |