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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04670 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0096] July-September 1790 |
| Title | Samuel Street to Jeremiah Wadsworth about President's protection of Creek Indians and other Indian diplomacy |
| Date | 5 August 1790 |
| Author | Street, Samuel (fl. 1790) |
| Recipient | Wadsworth, Jeremiah |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document; Military document |
| Content Description | Considers the implications of a recent diplomatic success Colonel [Alexander] McGillivray had negotiating on behalf of the Creek Nation. McGillivray recovered for the Creeks land that the governor of Georgia had given to Georgia citizens. He declared that under the law, the President had to help protect Indians' rights and allow them a redress of grievances. Street hopes that a similar dispensation will be given to the Five Nations. Declares that in the same law, "the President is vested with power to make such order respecting the Indian Tribes which are surrounded in their settlements by the Citizens of the United States, as he may deem proper." Suggests that while making an accommodation with the Five Nations might not seem as important as working with the Creeks, the Five Nations are allied with the Shawnee; an accommodation with the Five Nations could therefore "be paving the way for a similar settlement with the Shawnee." It would also "make the Inhabitants of the Frontiers feel sure and easy in their settlements." Hopes they can take steps to accomplish the goal soon. |
| Subjects | American Indian History Muscogee (Creeks) Indian Revolutionary War General Diplomacy Treaty Government and Civics Boundary or Property Dispute Law Civil Rights Frontiers and Exploration Westward Expansion President Immigration and Migration Land Transaction |
| People | Sheet, Samuel (fl. 1790) Wadsworth, Jeremiah (1743-1804) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Native Americans; The Presidency; Westward Expansion; Law; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |