Knox to the Sachems, Chiefs and Warriors of the Wyandots, Delawares, Ottowas, Chippewas, Pattiwatamis, Shawanese, and Miamies and the Headmen of all the Other Tribes in alliance with them to the Southward of the Lakes and North of the Ohio and East...

Knox to the Sachems, Chiefs and Warriors of the Wyandots, Delawares, Ottowas, Chippewas, Pattiwatamis, Shawanese, and Miamies and the Headmen of all the Other Tribes in alliance with them to the Southward of the Lakes and North of the Ohio and East...

Knox to the Sachems, Chiefs and Warriors of the Wyandots, Delawares, Ottowas, Chippewas, Pattiwatamis, Shawanese, and Miamies and the Headmen of all the Other Tribes in alliance with them to the Southward of the Lakes and North of the Ohio and East...

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Knox writes addressing the various Indian groups to be present at Sandusky council indicating that the Commissioners of the United States will attend the Council at lower Sandusky on June 1st and that initially they had misunderstood he location. Knox writes "it is sincerely to be desired by all good men that the Great Spirit might infuse into the hearts of all concerned a sincere desire for peae and friendship so necessary to the happenings of human nature."

Nation of Maker: None
Nation of Origin

In Document: Wyandots; Delawares; Ottowas; Chippewas; Pattiwatamis; Shawanese; Miamies

Place of Origin: Philadelphia, PA
Date Made or Date Range: 1793-02-28
Techniques or Format

Ink on paper

Motifs and Patterns

None.

Additional Context

None.

Description of Writing/Text

People: Knox! Sec[superscript]y! of War; President of the United States; Great Spirit;

Condition: Good.
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Date given in document.

Current Location: Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Claus Papers, Vol. 5 (M.G. 19, F1) reel C1479, pp. 91-92.
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 0
GKS Reference Number: 893
How to Cite this Item

Claus Papers, Vol. 5 (M.G. 19, F1) reel C1479, pp. 91-92.

Record Creation Context

Created by Research Assistant Aaron Mills during the first summer of the SSHRC Aboriginal Research Grant 2007 to 2010

Approximate Place of Origin

39.9526, -75.1652

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