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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.08166 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0077] January-August 1786 |
| Title | Speech of a Chief of the Chipewas |
| Date | ca. July 1786 |
| Document Type | Miscellany |
| Content Description | Discusses finding a way to live peaceably with the settlers. States that they are very poor and asks for clothing, guns, and liquor. Copy, written in the hand of Robert Pemberton, War Department Secretary. |
| Subjects | Poverty Clothing and Accessories American Indian History Peace Immigration and Migration Alcohol Weaponry Diplomacy Treaty Government and Civics |
| Place written | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Native Americans; Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Date and location inferred from a letter sent from William North to the War Department, 25 July 1786 (GLC02437.03286). In the letter, North references a speech given by a Chippewa chief, presumably this speech. Pemberton then forwarded this speech, along with North's letter and two other documents, to Congress 15 August 1786. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Report on Fort Pitt and Fort McIntosh from William North to Henry Knox |