Jonathan Blanchard and Abiel Foster, Annapolis, to President Meshech Weare, New Hampshire
| Description: |
Letter reports on the business of Congress, in particular the State of Virginias request for title to the lands northwest of the Ohio River. To allow for the creation of future states in this region, Congress commissioned General Clark of Virginia, General Green of Rhode Island, W. Higginson of Massachusetts, W. Woolcot of Connecticut and Colonel Butler of Pennsylvania to make a treaty with the Native Americans and purchase the land from them. Weare, Meshech, 1713-1786 |
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| Origin: | 1784-03-03 |
| Created By: |
Blanchard, Jonathan, 1738-1788; Foster, Abiel, 1735-1806 |
| Publisher: |
Digital Image 2009 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. |
| Source: |
http://images.indianahistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/ONWT/id/215 |
| Collection: |
Northwest Territory Collection, 1721-1825 |
| Copyright: |
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| Geography: |
Annapolis (Md.) |
| Subjects: |
Northwest, Old Indians of North America--Government relations--To 1789 United States. Continental Congress Indians of North America--Land tenure |
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