Meeting at Sandusky Delayed
Type
Extract
Title
Meeting at Sandusky Delayed
Description
The proposed meeting of the Indian chiefs and the Commissioners will take place at Sandusky. However, the date appointed by the US is too early for the Indians, who will not return from their wintering grounds before the end of May. The meeting therefore should be moved back to accommodate the Indians' schedules. The Commissioners should be accommodated at Niagara until the Chiefs are ready.
short description
Meeting at Sandusky will be delayed
year created
1793
month created
04
day created
11
author
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Extract.
content note
The first extract from the Commissioners reminds Knox that no actions should be taken by Wayne that might be interpreted by the Indians as aggressive in nature. The second abstract from Col. McKee states that the negotiations will take place at Sandusky but the planned date of June 1st is probably too early for the Indians who are still returning from their winter camps and who are still holding talks among themselves.
notable person/group
Colonel McKee
Major Littlehales
Major of Brigade Littlehales
Western Indians
Indians
Chiefs of the Shawanese
Shawanese
chiefs
Southern Chiefs
messengers
Confederated Indians
notable location
Detroit
Glaize
Sandusky
wintering grounds
Michilimackinac
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Miami Rapids
Miami River
Niagara
notable item/thing
speech of the United States to the Western Indians
hasten the meeting
meeting
time appointed
full and permanent settlement
settlement
deliberations
accommodate
document number
1793041190455
