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Prelude to the Battle of Tippecanoe...
Prelude to the Battle of Tippecanoe...
Item # 688004
September 20, 1811
UNIVERSAL GAZETTE, Washington City, Sept. 20, 1811 Page 3 has several reports headed: "Rumors of the Indian War" and the work of General Wm. H. Harrison in the Vincennes region.
Fearful of the Indian confederacy being formed by Shawnee chief Tecumseh & his brother The Prophet, the frontier settlers of Vincennes (Indiana Territory) issue a call for the destruction of the Indian village on the Tippecanoe River. A major battle would be fought there on November 7, giving Harrison some national attention.
Four pages, small hole near the top of the front leaf, never-trimmed margins, nice condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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