Copy of a Speech from Major General Butler to the Five Nations.
Item
Type
Document
Title
Copy of a Speech from Major General Butler to the Five Nations.
Description
War Captains Broken Twig and Big Tree want to return to the Five Nations and advise them to consider about the speech by the Governor of the Western Territory. After years of working as Superintendent of Indian Affairs and helping to establish boundary lines and trade, Butler is distressed that the Nations are talking about war. The United States stands by its assertion to protect the Five Nations. The Dowogonha have attacked the United States and the United States intends to retaliate; they are letting the Five Nations know. Butler says that "peace is in your possession" and that they should not let it be disturbed by people who urge war. If the chiefs, warriors, and young men of the Five Nations want to assist the United States in fighting the Dowongoha, they are welcome. Butler says the the Five Nations should not allow people who want to harm the United States to pass through their lands, lest the United States harm the Nations in addition to the hostile people. An enclosed letter introduces a French man who wishes to help in the expedition against the hostile western tribes.
year created
1791
author
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Major General Richard Butler
Five Nations
Indians
War Captains
Broken Twig
Cowandago
Big Tree
Governor of the Western Territory
Commissioner and Superintendent for Indian Affairs
tribes
citizens
traders
tribes of the west
Dawagonkes
Miamis
Wabash
Michigan
chiefs
warriors
young men
Dowogonha
Western Tribes
hostile people
troublesome people
Seneca
Lord Dorchester
Lord Grenville
Monsieur de Bartzet
Governor St. Clair
Cornplanter
notable location
Fort Stanwix
Muskingum
frontiers
Pittsburgh
notable item/thing
speech
boundaries
trade
war
voluntary declaration of the chiefs and warriors
Treaty of Fort Stanwix
peace
arms of the United States
peace
evil advice
green bough of peace
treaty
swords
expedition
notable idea/issue
war
document number
9999999997601
page start
1
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (5 pages) | GAA14 (0 pages) | Collection: Archive Reports 1891 | V: 52, P: 182-186 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Major General Richard Butler | [unknown] | [n/a] |