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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04572 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0095] April-June 1790 |
| Title | Incomplete minutes from a meeting on Indian affairs |
| Date | 1 April 1790 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Starts with the third point, which is to "prevent intrigues, and depredations of the cunning and lawless [whites] and to carry into effect the decisions of Congress from [time] to [time] relative to the frontiers. Discusses "unauthorized expeditions in to the Indian Country," and the "late sale of Georgia..." Continues to list goals such as preventing the "usurpations" of the public lands, surveying land to sell for the purpose of relieving public debt, and the use of troops to keep order. Point five discusses methods of promoting friendly relations with the Chickasaw & Choctaw Indians and the relationship between those tribes and the Creek Indians. Points one and two are missing. Docketed by Knox. |
| Subjects | American Indian History Muscogee (Creeks) Indian Revolutionary War General Frontiers and Exploration Westward Expansion Government and Civics Congress Land Transaction Boundary or Property Dispute Surveying Finance Debt Military History Diplomacy |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Theme | Native Americans; Westward Expansion; Law; Government & Politics; Banking & Economics; Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |