Blackhawk And Jefferson Davis In Galena Enroute To Fort Monroe

From Display At Fort Monroe, Virginia

Sieur Charles de Langlade

Augustin Grignon's recollections included the following regarding his grandfather, Sieur Charles de Langlade:

Also Braddock Fort Cumberland Information

Pond River Community

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Butterfield Traveler (Texas)

Cameron and White-Cherokee Ties

Walker County Messenger - Aug 29, 1990:

"...Alexander Cameron, who lived on his Lochaber estate in South Carolina with a mixed-blood wife...".

Alexander Cameron

The American historical magazine:

Alexander Cameron

Enemies Of The Pennsylvania Government

Washington County, Pennsylvania (LOC)

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Excerpt From Hugh Heward's Journal

In a 1790 journal, fur trader Hugh Heward noted that the residence of Sans Craint or Sanscrant, a trader, was about 140 miles up the Huron from its mouth; about 50 miles further, there was an Indian village. Other American records place Sanscrainte not only in proximity to the Potawatomi of Huron, but also show that he interacted with them. In 1794-1795, Bad Bird, an Ottawa 11 chief from Michilimackinac (L'Arbre Croche,) and a Frenchman who lived at Detroit, Baptiste Sanscrainte, were employed by General Anthony Wayne to invite Indians to Greenville, Ohio, for treaty negotiations. In March 1795, these two men went with the trader McKenzie to Kalamazoo, to meet with a general rendevous of the Indians at Muskegon in the spring.  [Source]

This blogger was following in Heward's path as seen in Heward's journal.

Francis Walker's Letter

December 22, 1791, letter to General Daniel Smith regarding pending suit.

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Principal Tribes

Biography and History of the Indians of North America: From Its First ...,  By Samuel Gardner Drake:

See link to view the remainder of the tribes on the list.

Death Of Two Lieutenants In The War Of 1812

Lieut. John McCullough of Ohio 

Aid To Gen. Harrison,

Killed While Conferring

With The General

And

Lieut. Robert Walker

Of Pennsylvania,

Killed By Indians Near

Fort Miami

Were Buried Here

Mr. Joseph Campau's Store

There were no business houses of any kind on any street north of Jefferson avenue, for many years after I came. The business was confined, entirely, to that portion of the city fronting on the river, between the Cass farm, Jefferson avenue and Hastings street. It was a pretty busy locality, then, between the points named, thronged as it was, with the French residents from up and down the river, and from Canada as well. The French voyageurs could always be seen there in great numbers, clad in their picturesque dress.

The Indians...were also largely in evidence, particularly at the time of the annual distribution of presents to them at Malden by the British government. On these occasions they always made this city a visit of many days (going and coming) filling the streets and camping around anywhere they liked. They were perfectly peaceable, creating no disturbance, although one might think so from the fact that they were all so addicted to the use of whiskey. 

1835 Map (LOC) With Campau Lot

They were all great friends of Mr. Joseph Campau and he of them, who had his store and dwelling on Jefferson avenue, east side, between Griswold and Shelby streets. I have often seen the sidewalk in front of his place so crowded with them lying around that it was difficult for pedestrians to get along without stepping on a squaw or papoose. (Source)

Letter From Lt. Colonel Butler

Daniel Claus and family fonds : C-1478 (Image 742):

Letter from Lt. Col. Butler to Major De Peyster 

Dated 12 June 1782

Chiefs of the Six Nations agree if they...march to Wheeling...set off with a resolution to destroy that settlement (Wheeling or Sandusky).

Sandusky (Ohio) Area

 ...had 3 deserters from Fort Pitt, one of whom has gone with Sayangaraghta (Sayenqueraghta)...

See transcription (Page 205) here.

George Ash, Ferryman

 

George Ash, ferryman:

See newspaper article here.  There is more information here.  His entry at Wikipedia here.

Letter from Alexander Cameron to [John Stuart]

Documenting the American South:

Letter from Alexander Cameron to [John Stuart]
Cameron, Alexander
May 10, 1766
Volume 07, Pages 207-213

Excerpt from the Cameron letter:

"Mr. Wilkinson notwithstanding his good economy, expended to the amount of £600 currency in making small presents to the Indians, and supplying them with provision, altho' I bore a part of the expence, I am however well convinced, that no man in the Province of South Carolina, could have done it at so little expence."

Lily of the Mohawks

Lily of the Mohawks

O Wicked Doctor Connolly!

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Alexander Cameron And The Greenville Tracts

Ca 1773 "Parker" Map - South Carolina And Cherokee Lands (LOC)

"...a series of individuals attempted to secure tracts of Greenville land while it was still beyond the [Native American] boundary.  The first of these individuals was none other than Alexander Cameron, the deputy Indian superintendent...".

Fort Prince George On A 1794 South Carolina Map (LOC)

"A Scot...[with] a commission as an ensign with the British Army, stationed at Fort Prince George (1762-1763). He settled on a land grant at Long Canes Creek in 1763...".

"He fathered a child by a Cherokee woman...chiefs offered him a tract of Greenville land in February 1768...". In 1770 the Cameron land was identified by surveyor Patrick Calhoun as 'Land reserved for an Indian Boy begotten by a White Man Alexander Cameron.'"[Source of all of the above text]

Cross-posted at Cameron Collections

Chippeway Fishing On Lake Huron

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Had The General Been As Vigilant

Indian Attack (Source)

Had [General Hand] been as vigilant in preventing the departure of McKee, Matthew Elliott, and the Girtys as were the Marylanders in 1775 in securing Dr. John Connolly, the Indian raids upon the frontier would have been fewer in number and less efficiently organized than they subsequently became. [Source]