Ogden, Samuel (1746-1810) to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05545 Author/Creator: Ogden, Samuel (1746-1810) Place Written: Newark, New Jersey Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 July 1792 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 24.4 x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy
Discusses the situation of Joseph Brant [spelled Brandt] of the Six Nations. Writes in full, "You know [sic] doubt have been informed of the Insult offered Brandt in New York - I find he left New York with his feelings very much wounded. Would it not be proper that Government shew a disapprobation of the act, by prosecuting in the Federal Court the aggression? The honor of the General Government is wounded, and it ought not to pass, with impunity."
In 1792, Brant had been invited by the United States Government to Philadelphia where he met with President Washington and the Cabinet. The government sought Brant's aid in securing an end to the wars with the Indians in the North-west Territories newly ceded to the United States by the Treaty of Paris.
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