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Title	William Henry Harrison Voucher
Subject	American Indians in Ohio Military Ohio Ohio Government Forts & fortifications
Place	Greenville (Ohio) Darke County (Ohio)
Description	This slip of paper is an example of vouchers that were given to military personnel and tribal representatives at Fort Greenville in 1794 and 1795. Vouchers were taken to the quartermaster, who dispensed the supplies described on the voucher. The 3" x 8" (7.62 x 20.32 cm) voucher, signed by future president William Henry Harrison, provides 82.5 rations for "the return of eleven spies." The Treaty of Greenville ended the Indian Wars in Ohio. General Anthony Wayne defeated the American Indian confederacy led by Blue Jacket at the Battle of Fallen Timbers on August 20, 1794. Abandoned by the British at Fort Miami, the American Indians agreed to a peace settlement. A year later, representatives from twelve tribes met at Greenville, in present-day Darke County, to negotiate with Wayne. Among the leaders were Little Turtle of the Miamis, Tarhe of the Wyandots, and Blue Jacket and Black Hoof of the Shawnees. The treaty confined the American Indians to northwestern Ohio. Despite Wayne's hope that the treaty would hold "as long as the woods grow and waters run" American Indians were removed to the west by the mid-nineteenth century.
Date of Original	1794
Source	Unpublished material (archives/manuscripts)
Submitting Institution	Darke County Historical Society
Type	Text
Format	manuscripts

Title	Om506_957109_001
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File Name	Om506_957109_001.tif
Image Height	1308
Image Width	1960
File Size	582.1 KB
Full Text	[William Henry Harrison Voucher] Provision Return for Eleven Spies Commencing The 10 th [The..th superscript] 10 [crossed out] ending 15 June @ [illegible] Ration pr Day Men Days Rations 11 5 82 1/2 The Commissary will issue 82 1/2 complete Rations on the above Wm. H. Harrison Greenville 10th June 1794

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