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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.06119 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0122] April-June 1794 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Thomas Mifflin that prior instructions from the President about Indian policy will stand |
| Date | 14 June 1794 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Mifflin, Thomas |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document; Military document |
| Content Description | Later copy. Reports he was instructed by the President to inform Mifflin that the president's prior decision made on the 24th still stands. Writes, "It must be obvious to you, sir, and seems even to result from some of the information you have transmitted that the proposed involvement is an extremely delicate one, as it regards our peace with the Six Nations. To bring out hostilities with those nations could be at any time a serious evil, considered in reference to the operations we are carrying out against the more Western tribes…" Further explains their precarious situation with the Creek Indians and notes any hostilities with the Six Nations might lead them to a general Indian War. See GLC02437.06104 for the first letter transmitted on 24 May 1794. Original letter was copied by Secretary [possibly Alexander James] Dallas. This copy was done by Townsend Ward of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Marked received on 16 December 1857. |
| Subjects | American Indian History Diplomacy Government and Civics President Military History American Statesmen |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Mifflin, Thomas (1744-1800) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Native Americans; Government & Politics; 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 |
| Related documents | Henry Knox to Thomas Mifflin about a possible new settlement and Indian relations [copy] |