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[No. 19] Faulty Blame of Six Nations

Chapin, agent for the Six Nations did not report any aggressive behavior of Six Nations therefore Knox believed the hostilities on the Allegheny river attributed to the Six Nations to actually be from "scoundrels". Recruits to halt at War Department excepting those to march to Fort Franklin.

1794

06

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War Department

Cited in Craig to Knox, 06/27/1794.

Cited document sent from the War Office

Isaac Craig

Henry Knox

General Chapin

Six Nations

scoundrels

recruits

Indians

War Department

Allegheny River

Fort Franklin

Pittsburgh

Genesee River

hostile disposition

arms

accoutrements

ammunition

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War Department
June 21st, 1794
Sir,
Your favor of the 13th instant instant has been received.
General Chapin the Agent to the six Nations at the Genesee River has not transmitted any information of the hostile disposition of the six Nations. If the mischief upon the Allegheny has been committed by any of them it probably must have been by some blood thirsty Scoundrels from the impulses of their own vile hearts, and not from any formed design of the six Nations to make War against the United States.
Most of the Arms Accoutrements and Ammunition mentioned in my Past are on the road to Pittsburg and the others will be forwarded with all possible expectation.
The detachment of Recruits amounting to about one hundred on their march to Pittsburg will halt at that place for the present excepting the reinforcement for Fort Franklin.
I am Sir,
Your humble servant
Knox
Major Isaac Craig.