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Battle of Tippecanoe... Lengthy & detailed account...
Battle of Tippecanoe... Lengthy & detailed account...
Item # 698974
December 28, 1811
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Dec. 28, 1811 Perhaps the prime content in this issue is a report on the Battle of Tippecanoe, headed: "Battle On The Wabash" and prefaced with: "...message from the President of the United States, enclosing governor Harrison's two letters...on the late engagement with the Indians..." with the complete text taking nearly 4 pages. Also included is a note signed in type: James Madison, and the detailed battle report signed: William Henry Harrison. There is also another report datelined: "Vincennes, 4th Dec. 1811" on the battle, signed: William Henry Harrison.
Included also are the census reports for Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina, including a column for "Slaves". Included is the Supplement issue.
Complete in 24 pages, 6 by 9 1/2 inches, various foxing & damp staining throughout, and a paper flaw inside affects a few words in the Harrison report. Also a small piece torn away at the bottom right corner of the front page.
As noted in Wikipedia, this title: "...(was) one of the most widely-circulated magazines in the United States...Devoted primarily to politics...considered an important source for the history of the period."
Category: Pre-Civil War
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