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The Land of the Miamis An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812 By: Elmore Barce (1872-1945) |
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THE LAND OF THE MIAMIS
By Elmore Barce Member of the State and National Bar Associations
Member Indiana State Historical Society
Author "Land of the Potawatomi"
[Illustration]
An Account of the Struggle to
Secure Possession of the North West
from the End of the Revolution
until 1812.
Fowler, Indiana
THE BENTON REVIEW SHOP
1922
Copyrighted, 1922, by the
Benton Review Shop, Fowler, Ind.
Photos and Maps by
Lieut. Don Heaton
Dedicated to CARRIE MAY BARCE My Wife.
TABLE OF CONTENTS A BRIEF RETROSPECT A general view of the
Indian Wars of the Early Northwest 1 WHAT THE VIRGINIANS GAVE US A topographical
description of the country north of the
Ohio at the close of Revolutionary War 6 THE BEAVER TRADE A description of the
wealth in furs of this section at the close of the
Revolutionary War and the reasons underlying
the struggle for its control 12 THE PRAIRIE AND THE BUFFALO The buffalo
as the main food supply of the Indians 20 THE WABASH AND THE MAUMEE Chief line
of communication with the tribes of the Early
Northwest. The heart of the Miami country 34 THE TRIBES OF THE NORTHWEST A description
of the seven tribes of savages who opposed
the advance of settlement in the Northwest. Their
location. Kekionga, the seat of Miami power 44 REAL SAVAGES The Savage painted in his true
colors from the standpoint of the frontiersman 68 OUR INDIAN POLICY The Indian right of occupancy
recognized through the liberal policy of
Washington and Jefferson 80 THE KENTUCKIANS The first men to break
through the mountain barriers to face the British
and the Indians 112 THE BRITISH POLICIES The British reluctant
to surrender the control of the Northwest Their
tampering with the Indian tribes 126 JOSIAH HARMAR The first military invasion of
the Northwest by the Federal Government after
the Revolution 145 SCOTT AND WILKINSON The Kentucky raids on
the Miami country along the Wabash in 1791 173 ST. CLAIR'S DEFEAT The first great disaster to
the Federal armies brought about by the Miamis 195 WAYNE AND FALLEN TIMBERS Final triumph
of the Government over Indians and British 207 THE TREATY OF GREENVILLE The surrender
of the Ohio lands of the Miamis and their final
submission to the government 238 GOVERNOR HARRISON AND THE TREATY Purchase
of the Miami lands known as the New Purchase
which led to the strengthening of Tecumseh's
Confederacy the final struggle at Tippecanoe 245 RESULTS OF THE TREATY Harrison's political
enemies at Vincennes rally against him in the
open, and are defeated in the courts 271 THE SHAWNEE BROTHERS The Prophet as an
Indian priest and Tecumseh as a political organizer
The episode of the eclipse of 1806 Tecumseh's
personal appearance described 280 PROPHET'S TOWN The capital of the Shawnee
Confederacy in the heart of the Miami Country 295 HARRISON'S VIGILANCE His political courage
and activities save the frontier capital 305 THE COUNCIL AT VINCENNES The dramatic
meeting between Harrison and Tecumseh
Tecumseh announces his doctrine of the common
ownership of the Indian lands 316 THE SECOND AND LAST COUNCIL The last
meeting between the two leaders before
Harrison marched into the Indian country 332 THE MUSTER AND THE MARCH The rally of
the Kentuckians and their clansmen in southern
Indiana to Harrison's support The coming of the
Fourth United States Regiment The march to
the Tippecanoe battlefield 352 THE BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE The night attack
on Harrison's forces The destruction of
Tecumseh's Confederacy 371 NAYLOR'S NARRATIVE A description of the
battle by one of the volunteers 381
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