Terrific, lengthy account of the Battle of Tippecanoe...

Item # 702771

January 08, 1812

MASSACHUSETTS SPY, OR WORCESTER GAZETTE, JAN. 8, 1812 This issue contains one of the most detailed, lengthy account of the battle of Tippecanoe we have seen in a newspaper, taking 1 1/2 columns on the front page and almost the entirety of page 2.
The letter is datelined Vincennes, 18th Nov. 1811, is signed in type by the commander: William Henry Harrison, and provides all the details of the battle.
This fine report is prefaced with a "Message" from President Madison, introducing the: "Battle With the Indians".
Following all this is another letter from Vincennes dated December 4, also concerning Tecumseh & Tippecanoe & signed in type: William Henry Harrison.
Four pages, water staining at the bottom right, some foxing, generally good condition.