Advice on Building Posts During Negotiations, Supply by Land, and Care of Visiting Wabash Chiefs
Type
Recipient's Letterbook Copy
Title
Advice on Building Posts During Negotiations, Supply by Land, and Care of Visiting Wabash Chiefs
Description
Knox warns that that it would be improper to build new posts during treaty negotiations, but if the peace talks fail, the posts should be built during the winter or in the early spring. He talks again of having cattle carry provisions as a way of saving money. When the Wabash chiefs arrive, every effort must be made to make them comfortable.
year created
1792
month created
11
day created
17
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in microfilm
in publication
in image
note
Cited in Wayne to Knox, 11/23/1792.
Spans Images 121-123 of this collection.
Spans Images 121-123 of this collection.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
Anthony Wayne
Henry Knox
Contractors
Army
hostile Indians
Congress
troops
Lieutenant Pryor
Wabash Chiefs
Capt. Brock
recruits from Winchester
Capt. Winston
Lieutenant Tinsley
notable location
War Department
the Ohio
Forts Hamilton, St. Clair & Jefferson
Winchester
Richmond
notable item/thing
waters
proposed fortified Camp
strength and operations of the garrisons
Provision of beef cattle
the moving Army
ultimate intentions of the hostile Indians
war
winter
early in the Spring
training the beef cattle to the carrying of burdens
the incumbrances of the horses
subject of recruiting the troops
notable phrase
If a treaty should be held with the said [hostile] Indians, it would be improper to erect the Posts during the treaty--But if they should resolve upon war the Posts ought certainly to be established at the time proposed, being either during the winter or, early in the Spring.
document number
1792111713055
page start
121
number of pages
3
