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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07379 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1789 |
| Title | Extract from a report of the Secretary of War to the President of the United States |
| Date | 7 July 1789 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Document Type | Military document; Government document |
| Content Description | Relays some observations "resulting from a general view of the Indian Department...with the hope that some of them might be considered as proper principles to be interwoven in a general System for the government of Indian Affairs." Discusses Indian land rights and boundary disputes, advocating for Indians to "possess the right of soil of all lands within their limits." Also discusses Indian sovereignty, western expansion, assimilation, gift-giving, missionary work, and managing United States-Indian relations. |
| Subjects | American West American Statesmen President Government and Civics American Indian History Land Transaction Boundary or Property Dispute Gift Westward Expansion Diplomacy Religion |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Washington, George (1732-1799) |
| Place written | War Office |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Native Americans; Religion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |