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Title	Henry Knox Letter to Arthur St. Clair
Subject	American Indians in Ohio Military Ohio Ohio Government Presidents and Politics Treaties Governors
Place	Northwest Territory Marietta (Ohio) Washington County (Ohio)
Description	In this letter dated January 5th, 1789, General Henry Knox (secretary of war) asks Arthur St. Clair about his negotiations with the American Indians that preceded the signing of the Treaty of Fort Harmar on January 9, 1789. Knox insists that everything should be done to avoid war and that if war does occur he is sure that "the evils of it may be justly charged to the indians." Since many of the American Indian leaders were not present at the signing of the Treaty of Fort Harmar, a group of them led by Blue Jacket and Little Turtle refused to abide by the treaty. One year later, General Josiah Harmar led an military force against the Indians to force them to obey the treaty. The Indian forces defeated Harmar in October of 1790 and St. Clair personally led another force against the Indians and was defeated in 1791. This led President Washington to appoint General Anthony Wayne to lead the armies against the Indians. Wayne was successful at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794. At the end of the letter, Knox informs St. Clair of the proceedings of the Confederation Congress (the U. S. government before the official adoption of the U.S. Constitution in March of 1789), and whether he thinks there will be another session of it before the new congress is scheduled to meet. The two-page letter measures 8.5" by 13" (22 by 34 cm) and is part of a larger collection of Arthur St. Clair letters that is owned by the State Library of Ohio and on permanent deposit at the Ohio Historical Society. Arthur St. Clair (1734-1818) was governor of the Northwest Territory and administrator of Indian affairs for the western territories from 1787 to 1802. St. Clair led an army against the American Indians, who threatened war after their land was given to the U. S. government without their authorization, in November 1791. St. Clair suffered a disastrous defeat, losing half of his men.
Creator	Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Date of Original	January 05, 1789
Collection	Arthur St. Clair Papers
Source	Unpublished material (archives/manuscripts); MIC 96
Format	manuscripts
Submitting Institution	Ohio Historical Society
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Type	Text
Date created	2010-10-19

Title	Om74_1146663_001
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Full Text	[written in another hand in corner]1789 [written in another hand]Jan 5 War Office 5 th[superscript] Jan y [superscript] 1789. Sir/ I have the honor to enclose you a duplicate of my last to you of the 20 th: [superscript] ultimo, since I have received yours of the 3 d:[superscript] with its several enclosures. In the particular situation which you are placed, the capricious conduct of the Indians must give you great anxiety. I am persuaded every thing will be done on your part that can be with propriety to avoid a War, and if that event should be inevitable that the evils of it may be justly charged to the Indians. We shall be impatient to learn the result of your present negociations which in any case will be highly interesting. At present there is a greater prospect of a Congress of seven States assem- bling by the 5 th[superscript] of February than existed at the time I wrote you last, but it is improbable that a Congress of nine States will
Date created	2009-01-08

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