Federal Commissioners note to Governor Simcoe on Sandusky Conference proceedings

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Title

Federal Commissioners note to Governor Simcoe on Sandusky Conference proceedings

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Federal Commissioners beg leave to suggest the following to Governor Simcoe of Upper Canada. Request that all proper means be used to ensure success. Ask the Governor for assistance in making preparatory arrangements; that all the efforts will be fruitless unless means are used to counteract the deep seated prejudice against whites based on the acts of a few. As an example, Commissioners point out that the Declaration of Mohawk from Grand River states that Governor Simcoe encourages Indians to make peace, but not to give up any land to the United States.
United States is willing to make ample compensation for lands. Ask for military presence to help induce the Indians to negotiate with confidence the terms of peace. Based on sales and settlements, founded on Treaties of Ft. McIntosh and Ft. Harmar, the Ohio River cannot be the boundary line.

year created

1793

month created

06

day created

07

author

Federal Commissioners Treaty at Sandusky

sent from location

Navy Hall, opposite Niagara

recipient

Lieutenant General John Graves Simcoe

sent to location

Navy Hall, opposite Niagara

in collection

Third Congress: Transcribed Confidential Reports and Other Communications Transmitted by the Secretary of War to the House of Representatives, 3d Congress, 1st Session, 1793, Vol. II [3C-B2] (RG 233) {M1268, roll 14}

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NOP01

notable person/group

Federal Commissioners Sandusky Conference
Benjamin Lincoln
Timothy Pickering
Beverley Randolph
Governor John Graves Simcoe
military officers
Western Indians
British Government
British Army

notable location

Mohawk
Upper Canada
Grand River
United States
Ft. McIntosh
Ft. Harmar
Ohio River
Great Britain
Ontario

notable item/thing

Sandusky Conference
British United States relations at Treaty Talks at Sandusky

document number

1793060737050

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[view document] (3 pages) NOP01 (506 pages) Collection: Third Congress: Transcribed Confidential Reports and Other Communications Transmitted by the Secretary of War to the House of Representatives, 3d Congress, 1st Session, 1793, Vol. II [3C-B2] (RG 233) {M1268, roll 14} M1268, R: 14, p 34-36

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Federal Commissioners Treaty at Sandusky Navy Hall, opposite Niagara [n/a]
Recipient Lieutenant General John Graves Simcoe Navy Hall, opposite Niagara [n/a]