Letter from Federal Commissioners Sandusky conference to Chiefs of Six Nations regarding end of peace talks
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Title
Letter from Federal Commissioners Sandusky conference to Chiefs of Six Nations regarding end of peace talks
Description
Commissioners resending message to Chiefs of Six Nations. They also inform the Chiefs of the break down in peace talks over the Council at rapids of Miami River insistence that Ohio River be mutually agreed upon as the boundary between Indian and United States lands. Commissioners will return home with the first fair wind for Ft. Erie, and report proceedings to President of United States General George Washington.
year created
1793
month created
08
day created
16
sent from location
Mouth of Detroit River
recipient
in image
notable person/group
Federal commissioners Sandusky Conference
Beverley Randolph
Benjamin Lincoln
Timothy Pickering
Chiefs of Six Nations
Council at rapids of Miami River
United States government
Ft. Erie
President of United States General George Washington.
notable location
Ohio River
Sandusky Conference
Six Nations
Miami River
United States
Ft. Erie
notable idea/issue
Sandusky Conference
Ohio River as boundary between western Indian and United States lands
document number
1793081737050
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 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 85-86 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Federal Commissioners Treaty at Sandusky | Mouth of Detroit River | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Chiefs Six Nations | [unknown] | [n/a] |