Download or read book George Washington to Henry Knox Relating to the Security of the Old Northwest, 4 April 1794 written by George Washington and published by . This book was released on 1794 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Responds to a letter from Secretary of War Knox relating to the security of the Old Northwest. Comments on a speech by Lord Dorchester [Sir Guy Carleton], the commander in chief in British North America, and states his belief that the British intend to keep this Country in a state of disquietude with the Indian nations; and also to alter the boundary between them and us, if, by any means, they can effect it. As a consequence of that belief, Washington reiterates his instructions to maintain good relations with the Six Nations and to Buy Captn. [Joseph] B_t [Brant] off at almost any price. Brant was a Mohawk chief who allied with the British in the American Revolution and now functioned as an intermediary between the U.S., Britain, the Iroquois, and the tribes of the Northwest territory.