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| Collection Reference Number
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GLC02437.09971
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| From Archive Folder
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The Henry Knox Papers [0093] 1790
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| Title
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Address to the Senate
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| Date
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1790
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| Author
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Knox, Henry (1750-1806)
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| Document Type
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Government document
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| Content Description
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Appears to be responding to questions previously posed to him about a treaty made with the chiefs in the Creek nation. Date previously inferred, written in pencil. See GLC02437.09452 for related documents.
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| Subjects
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Congress Government and Civics Military History American Indian History Treaty Diplomacy Frontiers and Exploration Westward Expansion
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| People
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Knox, Henry (1750-1806)
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| Theme
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Creating a New Government; Native Americans; Law
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| Sub-collection
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The Henry Knox Papers
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| Additional Information
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The Treaty of Commerce and Friendship was signed between the United States and France on 6 February 1778 and established a commercial alliance between the two nations.
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| Copyright
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The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
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| Module
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Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
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| Related documents
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Remarks on Treaty with the Creek Nation
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| Transcript
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Show/hide Download PDF [draft] Gentlemen of the Senate In consequence of the principle agreed upon by the senate in 1789 a treaty is far advanced between the [inserted and struck: the United States] the cheifs of the Creeks nation and which will soon [strikeout] be laid before the senate for their consideration [struck paragraph: In preparing this business, the mode by which the creeks are supplied with articles of commerce the manner in which the trade of the creeks is at] In preparing this [struck: business] treaty, the present arrangements of trade [struck: to] [inserted: to] the creek nation has been the cause of much embarrassment - It seems to be well ascertained that the said trade is [2] is almost exclusively in the hands of a british Company of Merchants [struck: with whom [Mr] and that the spaniards] who by agreement import their articles from England [strikeout] into the spanish ports [strikeout] [struck sentence: As trade the articles of trade necessary for the Indians, and [thus sold] are exchanged for their skins, it is easily easy to] [struck: As] [inserted: as] the commerce of the indians is a main mean of their political management; [strikeout] It is [struck: easy] therefore obvious that the United States can have no security for any treaty which may be formed with the Creeks while the [strikeout] articles necessary to [their] Comfort, are liable to be withheld by the [caprice] of two foreign powers [3] Hence it becomes an object of real importance to [learn] [strikeout] [inserted: from] Channels for the [commerce] the Creeks through the United States - But these [struck: must be] [strikeout] [inserted: regulation will require] [struck: of] time as the present [struck: engagement] arrangements cannot be suddenly broken, without the greatest violation of [oath] and morals - It therefore appears to be important to [strikeout] [inserted: form] a pact [added] [strikeout] [inserted: of] treaty, [struck: simil] similar to the one [strikeout] [inserted: which accompanies this message]. If the Senate should request by further explanations the Secretary of War will attend them for that purpose [docket] Draft of the Message to the Senate
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