Diary of Walter Finney: 1785-1786

Finney, Walter, 1748-1820
Farmers--Pennsylvania--Chester County
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Indians of North America--Treaties
Indians of North America--Wars, 1775-1783
Wyandot Indians
Chippewa Indians
Ottawa Indians
Shawnee Indians
Cherokee Indians
Delaware Indians

The third diary (January 1785 – July 1786) documents negotiations with Native American tribes after the Revolutionary War, which Finney either witnessed or actively took part in. Finney provides detailed notes on the January 1785 Treaty of Fort McIntosh between Commissioners representing the United States and the Wyandotte, Delaware, Chippewa, and Ottawa Nations. The first part of the diary records what was said and exchanged during these negotiations, in some cases reading as transcripts of meetings on January 9, 12-13, 15, and 18. This is followed by a transcription of the July 1785 contract for Samuel Osgood, Walter Levingston, and James O’Hara to negotiate with the Shawnee Nation near the Miami River in Ohio. The rest of the diary consists of Finney’s diary entries from September 1785 to Jan. 1786, as well as transcribed copies of letters and documents, including those to and from General George Rogers Clark and Colonel Josiah Harmer. These materials detail specific events leading to increasing tension between the two negotiating parties in 1786.

Finney, Walter

1785-1786

Pennsylvania
Ohio

Text

Diaries

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2005.5001.106.3

2005.5001.106

English

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Chester County History Center

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