Copy of Harmar's Speech to the Indians
Item
Type
Document
Title
Copy of Harmar's Speech to the Indians
Description
Harmar seeks peace between Indians and the "Thirteen Great Fires" (13 States) and offers wampum, reminded Indians that U.S. are obliged to protect and defend all friendly Indians. Virginia settlers seek to live in peace with Indians. Mentioned deception of Indians by enemies, murder on Ohio by unknown Indians, and that the U.S. traders will provide Indians anything they need.
year created
1789
author
in collection
in image
note
Published in John B. Dillon, Oddities of Colonial Legislation in America (Indianapolis: Robert Douglass, 1879), 458-459.
recipient note
Creeks.
notable person/group
Brigadier General Josiah Harmar
Indians
Indian Nations
brothers
warriors
Thirteen Great Fires
Virginians
Big Knife
French
bad men
King of Great Britain
young warriors
prisoner
traders
notable location
camp
villages
towns
Wabash
Great Britain
notable item/thing
thirteen strings of wampum
wampum
injuries
protection
murder
trade
articles
skins
furs
notable idea/issue
peace
deception
war
friendship
land rights
ownership
protection
defense
punishment
notable phrase
brighten the chain of friendship
on our part the path shall be opened, the stumps shall be cut away, and the thorns rooted up, that you may walk safely in a smooth road
document number
1789999998801
page start
1
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | DAC01 (0 pages) | Collection: Alfred T. Goodman Papers | C:2, F:18 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Josiah Harmar | [unknown] | [n/a] |