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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03048 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0073] August-December 1784 |
| Title | The substance of the commissioners speech to chiefs of the Penobscot Indians |
| Date | 4 September 1784 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Lists the Penobscot Chiefs as Oronoe (Orono), Squire Orson, Nicktumbowit, John Nepton, Peelsock, Wine [Measum] (possibly the Wine Meesor of other sources) and Wine Aremooglit. Congratulates the Penobscot tribe on their conduct during the Revolutionary War. Asserts "That it was said [the Penobscots] were in possession of more lands than were necessary for their purposes and that they seemed fully to be of this opinion themselves, as we were informed they had sold considerable tracts..." Adds, "but if they really possessed more lands than were necessary, or were desirous to change their present bounds for others, so that all their land should be on one side of the river or on both sides higher up, a due consideration should be allowed them." |
| Subjects | Land Transaction American Indian History Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Land Transaction Boundary or Property Dispute Finance Global History and Civics Frontiers and Exploration Treaty Diplomacy Government and Civics |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Native Americans; The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Refer to GLC02437.03046 and GLC02437.03047 for biographical details. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Document recording the result of negotiations between Henry Knox, Benjamin Lincoln, and the Penobscot Indians Henry Knox to Benjamin Lincoln discussing their need to examine the encroachments of the British on the eastern line of the State |