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Title	Anthony Wayne Voucher
Subject	Military Ohio American Indians in Ohio Ohio Government
Place	Greenville (Ohio) Darke County (Ohio)
Description	This order was signed by General Anthony Wayne on July 23, 1796. It authorizes the army commissary to provide the Pottawatomy Indians with thirty pounds of flour and forty pounds of beef. Following the Treaty of Greenville in 1794, American Indians were to receive $20,000 to be paid in goods for surrendering their lands. The voucher measures 7.5 by 5.5 inches (19.05 by 13.97 cm). In 1795, the Treaty of Greenville ended the Indian Wars in Ohio. Wayne defeated the American Indian confederacy led by Blue Jacket at the Battle of Fallen Timbers on August 20, 1794. Abandoned by the British at Fort Miami, the American Indians agreed to a peace settlement. A year later, representatives from twelve tribes met at Greenville, in present-day Darke County, to negotiate with Wayne. Among the leaders were Little Turtle of the Miamis, Tarhe of the Wyandots, and Blue Jacket and Black Hoof of the Shawnees. The treaty confined the American Indians to northwestern Ohio. Despite Wayne's hope that the treaty would hold "as long as the woods grow and waters run" American Indians were removed to the west by the mid-nineteenth century. Anthony Wayne (1745-1796) was born in Pennsylvania and gained distinction during the American Revolution. He was nicknamed "Mad" Anthony Wayne due to his sense of daring and impatience with restraint. After the Revolutionary War, Amerian Indians dealt the military in the Northwest Territory humiliating defeats. Undisciplined militia troops were blamed, and George Washington appointed Wayne commander-in-chief of the newly created Legion of the United States. Under Wayne's command, troops were ruthlessly drilled and disciplined. After building several forts, Wayne's army defeated the American Indians at the pivotal Battle of Fallen Timbers.
Creator	Wayne, Anthony
Date of Original	July 23, 1796
Collection	Territorial and Early Statehood Collection
Source	Unpublished material (archives/manuscripts) 1991.161
Submitting Institution	Ross County Historical Society
Type	Text
Format	manuscripts

Title	Om466_1034746_001
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File Name	Om466_1034746_001.tif
Image Height	1609
Image Width	2240
File Size	1026.592 KB
Full Text	Sir please to Issue thirty pounds of Flour and forty pounds of Beef For the potewatomme Indians GreenVille Anthony Wayne July [th inserted] 23 1796 Commissary

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