Extract from a letter, 1815 June 9 to Major General William H. Harrison, Brigadier Gen[era]l Duncan McArthur, and John Graham, Esq[ui]r[e], Commmissioners of the United States for negotiating a treaty with the Northwest Indians / Alexander J. Dallas Dallas, Alexander James, 1759-1817 Indians of North America--Treaties Great Britain--Foreign relations--United States United States--Foreign relations--Great Britain Extract from a letter dated June 9, 1815 giving instructions to the U.S. commissioners (William H. Harrison, Duncan McArthur, John Graham) appointed to negotiate a treaty with the Northwest Indians from Alexander J. Dallas, acting Secretary of War. President James Madison wants the commissioners to hold a treaty with the Indian nations to remind the Indians that the United States wants peace and explain the peace terms between Britain and the U.S. The commissioners are to clarify that the U.S. does not seek any new land cession, but intends to adhere to earlier contracts. The Indians are to be warned against misrepresentations of the late treaty between the United States and Britain and told that continued trade with Britain is not ensured. The president wants to introduce U.S. military stations and factories into Indian territories, building a chain of posts between Chicago and St. Louis. This document was originally the enclosure of tcc437 of the Southeastern Native American Documents Database. Document ID: tcc436. Digital image of original manuscript, scanned by the University of Georgia Libraries in 2000, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Athens, Ga. : Digital Library of Georgia Hargrett Library 2000 Orders (military records) Text http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/zlna/id:tcc436 7 pages/leaves text/html image/jpeg image/x-djvu Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 47, folder 05, document 04. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: AT&T DjVu browser plug-in needed to view images of documents. 1815-06-09 This work is the property of the University of Georgia Libraries. It may be used freely by individuals for research, teaching, and personal use as long as this statement of availability is included in the text. Cite as: [title of item], Telamon Cuyler, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia