Knox, Henry (1750-1806) [Remarks on Treaty with the Creek Nation]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09452 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document Date: circa 1790 Pagination: 3 p. ; 33.3 x 20.8 cm. Order a Copy
Discusses U.S. relations with the Creek Indians. States, "The treaty with the Creek nation of Indians is a new and honorable evidence of the vigilance and wisdom of the [executive] of the U.S." Mentions the Oconee River in Georgia and possibly refers to the Treaty of New York. This may have been a speech drafted by Knox. See GLC02437.09971 for related documents.
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