Timeline Thursday 17 September 1778

Events on Thursday 17 September 1778 1

• 1778 Treaty of Fort Pitt First formal treaty between the United States and a Native American nation The United States and the Lenape (Delaware) signed the Treaty of Fort Pitt, the first formal treaty between the new American government and a Native American nation. The agreement promised the Lenape protection and the possibility of statehood for their territory in exchange for support against the British. The United States later failed to honor most of its terms.