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Item

Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Description

Discussed trade with Indians and receipt of licenses by traders. Traders should be restricted to certain towns, as decided by the most senior and influential chief. It should be forbidden that the traders accompany the Indians to their hunting grounds. Secretary of War endorsed this proposal.

year created

1800

month created

04

day created

26

author

sent from location

War Department

recipient

in collection

notable person/group

Arthur St. Clair
James McHenry
Secretary of War
Indians
Indian Nation
chief
trader

notable location

War Department
Indian land
frontier
territory
hunting grounds

notable item/thing

license

notable idea/issue

authorization
trade
Indian relations
proposal
restriction

document number

1800042600000

number of pages

1

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Printed Versions [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: Territorial Papers, Vol. 3. [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author James McHenry War Department [n/a]
Recipient Arthur St. Clair [unknown] [n/a]