A Widern Look at the Canandaigua Treaty of 1794

It is generally known that the Canandaigua Treaty, the November 11, 1794 agreement between the Iroquos Nation and the United States, ended a turbulent period of enmity that had threatened to engulf our young country in an all-out Indian War.

The Treaty was important to the Iroquois in that it defined its relationship with the United States.  It also returned much of the territory lost at the 1794 Treaty at Fort Stanwix.

But Timothy Pickering who negotiated the Treaty knew that there was much more at stake to the United States in the agreement, the contest for control of the Ohio country.  Access to the Ohio River and Mississippi River systems was strategically critical to the future of the nation.  It was a ten year problem that the new federal government was finally able to resolve.  Henry Knox, the Secretary of War, was very interested in the Treaty and was notified directly of the signing by Pickering on November 12, 1794.

Enjoy a 1-hour presentation on this interesting and timely subject on the early history of Western New York.  This interactive event will permit questions and answers to be exchanged during the presentation.

Time: 7pm