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Domestic News April 27, 1786

Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

What is this article about?

Generals Butler and Parsons arrived in Carlisle, PA, after a 40-day journey, reporting successful treaties with the Shawnee (including hostages for prisoners), and renewals with Wyandots and Delawares on boundaries and lands, improving frontier relations despite foreign interference.

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PENNSYLVANIA.
CARLISLE, March 29. On Tuesday evening and Wednesday last, Generals Butler and Parsons, two of the commissioners for Indian affairs in the Northern and middle department of the United States, arrived in this town, after a tedious and difficult passage of 34 days between the Big Miami and Fort-Pitt, and 6 days from thence to this place. We are authorised to inform the publick, that they have concluded a treaty of peace with the Shawnee nation of Indians, from whom they have received hostages for the delivery of all the prisoners, white and black, which have been taken by that nation through the late war; also, that they have renewed the treaties, concluded in 1785, with the Wyandots and Delawares, and settled some matters of great publick utility between the United States and all these nations respecting the boundaries and surveying the lands; of which events one of the commissioners has proceeded to inform Congress; and that matters wear a pleasing aspect on the frontier, notwithstanding the machinations of a NEIGHBOURING POWER, who still endeavour to keep up the jealousy of the Indians against the people of the United States, by personal insinuation, and the assistance of base emissaries, who reside in their towns, and on our frontier.

What sub-type of article is it?

Indian Affairs Arrival Departure

What keywords are associated?

Indian Treaty Shawnee Peace Wyandots Delawares Frontier Boundaries Prisoner Hostages Commissioners Arrival

What entities or persons were involved?

Generals Butler Parsons Shawnee Nation Wyandots Delawares

Where did it happen?

Carlisle

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Carlisle

Event Date

March 29

Key Persons

Generals Butler Parsons Shawnee Nation Wyandots Delawares

Outcome

treaty of peace concluded with shawnee, hostages received for delivery of all prisoners white and black taken in late war; treaties renewed with wyandots and delawares from 1785; boundaries and land surveying settled; one commissioner informing congress; pleasing aspect on frontier despite neighboring power's machinations.

Event Details

Generals Butler and Parsons, commissioners for Indian affairs, arrived in Carlisle after 34 days passage between Big Miami and Fort-Pitt and 6 days to town; concluded treaty of peace with Shawnee receiving hostages for prisoners; renewed 1785 treaties with Wyandots and Delawares; settled public utility matters on boundaries and lands between US and these nations.

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