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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03724 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0082] October-December 1787 |
| Title | Henry Knox to [Stephen Adam?] about acceptance of the constitution and relations with the Cherokee |
| Date | 12 December 1787 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Addressed to General Stephens. (Possibly to General Adam Stephen, whose name is often misspelled Stephens.) Discusses Indian policy, stating "[t]he affairs of the Cherokee Indians are peculiarly perplexed, and require a stronger arm to put them into a proper train than is proposed the present government ..." Mentions a previous treaty with Congress made in 1785. States that he is happy Stephens approves of the new government, and writes "it seems the only mean[s] to avoid the horror and miseries of the weakness of our present situation - New Hampshire, Massachusetts & Connecticut - New Jersey Pennsylvania and Delaware will probably adopt it before the duration of the month of Jany. I hope that Virginia will relish it better than it is reported she does at present." Finishes by stating, "A war between France and England seems inevitable and great probability of a general war in Europe." |
| Subjects | American Indian History US Constitution Revolutionary War General Military History Government and Civics Politics Treaty Diplomacy Federalists Ratification Global History and Civics France |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Stephen, Adam (1721-1791) |
| Theme | Creating a New Government; Native Americans; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |