President George Washington's Request for Senate Advice on Southern Indian Treaty
8/21/1789
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Article II of the U.S. Constitution gives the President the "Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties." The first time this was put into practice was in August of 1789 when President George Washington sent this message to the Senate asking "to advise with them" on a treaty with the Southern Indians.
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Senate.
National Archives Identifier: 306283
Full Citation: Message of President George Washington Requesting that the Senate Meet to Advise Him on the Terms of the Treaty to Be Negotiated with the Southern Indians; 8/21/1789; Anson McCook Collection of Presidential Signatures, 1789 - 1975; Records of the U.S. Senate, Record Group 46; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/washington-senate-treaty-southern-indians, October 9, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.