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Copy of letter, Samuel Mitchell, near Natchez, to Henry Dearborn, Secretary of War, responds to the Secretary's last three letters: reporting the difficulties attendant to keeping liquor from the Indians, the Indians' desire to make the trip to visit the President during warm weather, the anticipated pleasure of the Indians at receiving agricultural and mechanical implements, the employment of craftsmen to provide machinery and instruction in weaving, the satisfaction at the Indians' annuity being delivered on alternate years, the failure of the Delaware Indians to give satisfaction in the matter of the murder of a Chickasaw half-breed, and his fear that he will be unable to restrain the Chickasaws from retaliating; explaining the reason Indians visited Washington without passports was they were not issued to persons "of no consequence in or to his Nation" but as long as the President kept receiving them they would keep coming; reporting the diversion of blankets due to the Indians in an earlier annuity to Fort Adams and asking for replacements drawn on the military; asking for clarification on policy for delivery of annuity; advising mail can reach him more quickly if sent to the post office at the agency.
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Copy of letter, Samuel Mitchell, near Natchez, to Henry Dearborn, Secretary of War, responds to the Secretary's last three letters: reporting the difficulties attendant to keeping liquor from the Indians, the Indians' desire to make the trip to visit the President during warm weather, the anticipated pleasure of the Indians at receiving agricultural and mechanical implements, the employment of craftsmen to provide machinery and instruction in weaving, the satisfaction at the Indians' annuity being delivered on alternate years, the failure of the Delaware Indians to give satisfaction in the matter of the murder of a Chickasaw half-breed, and his fear that he will be unable to restrain the Chickasaws from retaliating; explaining the reason Indians visited Washington without passports was they were not issued to persons "of no consequence in or to his Nation" but as long as the President kept receiving them they would keep coming; reporting the diversion of blankets due to the Indians in an earlier annuity to Fort Adams and asking for replacements drawn on the military; asking for clarification on policy for delivery of annuity; advising mail can reach him more quickly if sent to the post office at the agency.
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- Doc Number: 136
- Administration: William C. Claiborne
- Date(s): 1803-01-19
- Description: Copy of letter, Samuel Mitchell, near Natchez, to Henry Dearborn, Secretary of War, responds to the Secretary's last three letters: reporting the difficulties attendant to keeping liquor from the Indians, the Indians' desire to make the trip to visit the President during warm weather, the anticipated pleasure of the Indians at receiving agricultural and mechanical implements, the employment of craftsmen to provide machinery and instruction in weaving, the satisfaction at the Indians' annuity being delivered on alternate years, the failure of the Delaware Indians to give satisfaction in the matter of the murder of a Chickasaw half-breed, and his fear that he will be unable to restrain the Chickasaws from retaliating; explaining the reason Indians visited Washington without passports was they were not issued to persons "of no consequence in or to his Nation" but as long as the President kept receiving them they would keep coming; reporting the diversion of blankets due to the Indians in an earlier annuity to Fort Adams and asking for replacements drawn on the military; asking for clarification on policy for delivery of annuity; advising mail can reach him more quickly if sent to the post office at the agency.
- Call Number: Series 0488
- Filename: 488-0136-05.tif