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HARRISON TO EUSTIS

Vincennes 26th Feby 1812,

Sir

I have the Honor to enclose you the Copy of a letter received last week by express from Captn. Snelling. On the 23rd Inst. an other express arrived from him which brought me information of the arrival of his post of eighty Indians Deputies from all the late hostile Tribes (the Shawanoes excepted) on their way to this place. They have not yet arrived being detained as I immagine by High Waters. I have sent up Barron the Interpreter to meet them on the frontiers to lean the number of each particular tribe to know of the Chiefs why they have brought so large a number of their warriors.

And to propose to them either to send back to Fort Harrison al 1 but a few Chiefs from each Tribe -- or that the whole of them should deliver up their arms. Prudence required that something of this kind should be done particularly as I have received a hint from a young man of the Delaware Tribe to be on my guard against them -- The anecdote of the meeting Mentioned in Captn. Snellings letter is no doubt founded on fact.

Finding that there was very little lead at Fort Knox & being de- sirous to have a quantity of fixed ammunition prepared I purchased about two Days ago 1000 lb & drew on in favor of Messrs. Jones & Dubois for one Hundred Dolls the amount of the purchase.

I have the Honor to be With great Respect Sir your Huml Servt.

Willm Henry Harrison

the Honble
Wm Eustis Esqr.
Secy of War

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