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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 Shawnee chief Weyapiersenwah (Blue Jacket) and Miami chief Mishikinakwa (Little Turtle) refused to abide by the treaty. One year later, General Josiah Harmar led an military force against the tribes to force them to obey the treaty. American Indian forces defeated Harmar in October of 1790, and St. Clair personally led another force against the confederacy and was again defeated in 1791. This led President Washington to appoint General Anthony Wayne to lead the armies against the tribes; 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 History Connection. Arthur St. Clair (1734-1818) was governor of the Northwest Territory and administrator of Indian affairs for the western territories from 1787 to 1802. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om74_1146663_001
Subjects: American Indians in Ohio; Military Ohio; Ohio Government; Presidents and Politics; Treaties; Governors
Places: Northwest Territory; Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)

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