The Chicago Massacre of 1812: With Illustrations and Historical Documents — John Shaqi
The Chicago Massacre of 1812: With Illustrations and Historical DocumentsKirkland, Joseph
History
The Chicago Massacre of 1812: With Illustrations and Historical Documents
Kirkland, Joseph
Chicago (Ill.) -- History; Fort Dearborn Massacre, Chicago, Ill., 1812
=F.= John Lalime.--Portents of the massacre; rivalry between
government and civilian traders; 185:--Factions in the garrison;
traits of John Lalime; 186:--His letters; retort of Main Poc;
Miss Noke-no-qua; 187:--Lalime's attack on John Kinzie; Gurdon
Hubbard's letter about it; Victoire (Mirandeau) Porthier's
story; 189:--Garrison acquits Kinzie but buries Lalime in
sight of the old house; 190:--Discovery of a skeleton in 1891;
191:--Reasons for thinking it that of Lalime; 193:--Facts
learned from Fernando Jones, Judge Blodgett, Hon. John C. Haines
and others; St. James' church-yard; 193:--Letters from Fernando
Jones, Hon. John C. Haines and Doctors Hosmer and Freer; 194-195.
=G.= Reminiscences of A. H. Edwards.--Letter to John Wentworth; story
of a girl who was one of the scalped children; bare spot on her
head; 197:--She the daughter of John Cooper who is named in the
muster-roll; 198:--Married a Detroiter named Farnum; 199.
=H.= Billy Caldwell, the Sauganash.--His traits, good and bad;
201:--He and Shabonee write a letter about General Harrison;
202.
=I.= Farewell War-Dance of the Indians.--Treaty of 1833; Latrobe's
impressions of Chicago; 203:--Ex-Chief-Justice Caton describes
the war dance; 205:--"Farewell Indians!" 206.
=K.= The Bronze Memorial Group.--Where the massacre occurred;
cumulative testimony identifying the spot; letters from Mrs.
Henry W. King, Isaac N. Arnold, A. J. Galloway, Mrs. Mary Clark
Williams, and Robert G. Clarke; 207-210:--The design of the
group, and the designer, Carl Rohl-Smith: lucky chance gives two
savages, "Kicking Bear" and "Short Bull," to serve as models
for the figures; characteristic bearing of the savage models;
bas-reliefs for pedestal, the fort interior, the evacuation,
the fight, death of Captain Wells; dedicatory inscription;
211:--Memorial fit to stand for centuries; 212.
List of Illustrations; 15.
Alphabetical Index; 213.
ILLUSTRATIONS.
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