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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03962 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0085] July-September 1788 |
| Title | Winthrop Sargent to Henry Knox about Ohio Company matters and planned meetings with Indians |
| Date | 15 August 1788 |
| Author | Sargent, Winthrop (1753-1820) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Discusses matters related to the Ohio Company settlement at Marietta, including the possibility of defense against Native American attacks. Intended to send Knox a plan of Marietta, but was unable to draw one due to his injured or afflicted hand. Relates the details of cultivating the land and discusses land prices. Plans to go down the [Ohio] River to meet with nine Indian tribes. |
| Subjects | Frontiers and Exploration American Indian History Revolutionary War General Military History Westward Expansion Land Transaction Injury or Wound Health and Medical Geography and Natural History Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Finance Diplomacy Treaty Northwest Territory Travel Northwest Indian War |
| People | Sargent, Winthrop (1753-1820) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Marietta, Ohio |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Agriculture; Native Americans; Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Sargent was appointed Secretary of the Ohio Company and Secretary of the Northwest Territory in 1787. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |