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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08076 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1794 |
| Title | George Washington to Henry Knox relating to the security of the Old Northwest |
| Date | 4 April 1794 |
| Author | Washington, George (1732-1799) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Responds to a letter from Secretary of War Knox relating to the security of the Old Northwest. Comments on a speech by Lord Dorchester [Sir Guy Carleton], the commander in chief in British North America, and states his belief that the British intend "to keep this Country in a state of disquietude with the Indian nations; and also to alter the boundary between them and us, if, by any means, they can effect it." As a consequence of that belief, Washington reiterates his instructions to maintain good relations with the Six Nations and to "Buy Captn. [Joseph] B_t [Brant] off at almost any price." Brant was a Mohawk chief who allied with the British in the American Revolution and now functioned as an intermediary between the U.S., Britain, the Iroquois, and the tribes of the Northwest territory. |
| Subjects | Boundary or Property Dispute Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs American Indian History Northwest Territory Canada President Diplomacy |
| People | Washington, George (1732-1799) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Rostaing, Juste-Antoine-Henri-Marie-Germaine, Marquis de (fl. 1781-1794) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Foreign Affairs; Native Americans; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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