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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05876 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0118] April-June 1793 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Arthur St. Clair on proposed treaty negotiations during the Northwest Indian War |
| Date | 24 April 1793 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Clair, Arthur St. |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document; Military document |
| Content Description | Later copy made from the original in November 1856. Reports that President George Washington directed him to inform St. Clair that proposed treaty negotiations between the U.S. and the hostile Indians north of the Ohio River is to take place at Lower Sandusky around 1 June. To guarantee the success of the negotiations it is necessary to make sure "all hostile incursions of the white inhabitants into, or near to the Indian Country north of the Ohio, should be absolutely prohibited, until after the Treaty be closed." The commander of the troops has been ordered to make a proclamation to that effect. Asks St. Clair to take measures to prevent violence during these negotiations. |
| Subjects | American Indian History Northwest Indian War Revolutionary War General Northwest Territory Frontiers and Exploration Westward Expansion Military History Government and Civics President Diplomacy Treaty Boundary or Property Dispute |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) St. Clair, Arthur (1737-1818) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Native Americans; Westward Expansion; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |