Prohibiting the Sale of Liquor to Indians, Etc.
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Prohibiting the Sale of Liquor to Indians, Etc.
Description
Hamtramck reports from his post at Detroit on matters ranging from the drunkness of the local Indians to the erroneous report from Colonel Srong on the prevalence of Indian hostility.
year created
1799
month created
09
day created
19
author
sent from location
Pittsburgh
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in Hamilton to Hamtramck, 11/09/1799.
cited note
Cited document that was neither sent to nor from the War Office
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
John F. Hamtramck
non-commissioned officers do not command the respect of the men
Governor General of the Province
Superintendent of Indian Affairs
Governor Arthur St. Clair
notable location
Pittsburgh
Detroit
notable item/thing
problems with police have been corrected
garrisons need copies of "the Baron" and the Articles of War
drunkness of the Indians at Detroit
passage of a law for the Northwest Territory similar to the Canadian Act of March 29, 1777 prohibiting the sale of liquor to the Indians
letter from the chief of the Kaskaskias
Colonel David Strong's information concerning Indian hostility was unfounded
it was orginated by land speculators
document number
1799091960100
Item sets
Document instances
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| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Francis Hamtramck | Pittsburgh | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |