Letter to Andrew Pickens from Henry Knox, August 15, 1792
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Letter to Andrew Pickens from Henry Knox, August 15, 1792
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August 15, 1792
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Knox confirms that Pickens' message to the President was relayed. He discusses the difficulty of establishing peace with the Native Americans without further armed conflict.
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Pickens, Andrew, 1739-1817
Cox, Danielle
Perkins, Erin (transcription),
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Ms. 121, Andrew Pickens Papers, 1782-1804
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English
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Transcription
War department
August 15th 1792
Sir
Your favor of the 15th May was received on the 28th of June, and Submitted to the President of the United States.
Your ideas of the difficulty of establishing a peace with the hostile Indians without further conflict, it is to be apprehended are too well founded. But it is an object of [crossed out] too [end crossed out] high importance to make every reasonable effort for that purpose, in order to convince a considerable proportion of the Citizens of the United States, that the thing is impracticable-
The cordial zeal, with which you have left your private affairs in order to endeavour to benefit the public, is highly satisfactory and gratifying to the President of the United States.
It is probable that the service of the Indians may not be required this year, owing, to the long protracted Councils of the Northern Indians, who are to repair
repair to the assembled hostile indians in order to endeavour to make a peace. as the time that the result of these pacific overtures shall be known, it will probably be too late to undertake any offensive operations of importance, and more particularly to engage any indians for the purpose of their remaining idle.
But if our pacific overtures fail, the war will probably be pushed with great vigor early in the Spring, when our troops will be completed and disciplined for the nature of the service. In this event, auxillary Indians may be required and I am persuaded your taking a considerable command of them and other light troops would be particularly acceptable to the President of the United States. Will you have the goodness to impart to me your dispositions on the case here Stated, in order to be Submitted to the President?
I have the honor to be
with great respect
Your Humble Servant
H. Knox
Secy of War
Brig Genl. Pickens
[Blank]
Genl A Pickens
from H Knox Sect of War
August 15th 1792
Sir
Your favor of the 15th May was received on the 28th of June, and Submitted to the President of the United States.
Your ideas of the difficulty of establishing a peace with the hostile Indians without further conflict, it is to be apprehended are too well founded. But it is an object of [crossed out] too [end crossed out] high importance to make every reasonable effort for that purpose, in order to convince a considerable proportion of the Citizens of the United States, that the thing is impracticable-
The cordial zeal, with which you have left your private affairs in order to endeavour to benefit the public, is highly satisfactory and gratifying to the President of the United States.
It is probable that the service of the Indians may not be required this year, owing, to the long protracted Councils of the Northern Indians, who are to repair
repair to the assembled hostile indians in order to endeavour to make a peace. as the time that the result of these pacific overtures shall be known, it will probably be too late to undertake any offensive operations of importance, and more particularly to engage any indians for the purpose of their remaining idle.
But if our pacific overtures fail, the war will probably be pushed with great vigor early in the Spring, when our troops will be completed and disciplined for the nature of the service. In this event, auxillary Indians may be required and I am persuaded your taking a considerable command of them and other light troops would be particularly acceptable to the President of the United States. Will you have the goodness to impart to me your dispositions on the case here Stated, in order to be Submitted to the President?
I have the honor to be
with great respect
Your Humble Servant
H. Knox
Secy of War
Brig Genl. Pickens
[Blank]
Genl A Pickens
from H Knox Sect of War
Collection
Citation
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806, “Letter to Andrew Pickens from Henry Knox, August 15, 1792,” Charleston Library Society Digital Collections, accessed May 11, 2024, https://charlestonlibrarysociety.omeka.net/items/show/1420.