The pictorial history of Fort Wayne, Indiana : a review of two centuries of occupation of the region about the head of the Maumee River, Vol. I, Part 1

Author: Griswold, B. J. (Bert Joseph), 1873-1927; Taylor, Samuel R., Mrs. The story of the townships of Allen County
Publication date: 1917
Publisher: Chicago : R.O. Law Co.
Number of Pages: 760


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MAJ .- GEN. ANTHONY WAYNE


THE PICTORIAL HISTORY OF FORT WAYNE INDIANA®


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A REVIEW OF TWO CENTURIES OF OCCUPATION OF THE REGION ABOUT THE HEAD OF THE 1 MAUMEE RIVER


By B. J. GRISWOLD


ILLUSTRATED


WITH HALFTONE ENGRAVINGS AND THREE HUNDRED PEN DRAWINGS AND MAPS BY THE AUTHOR


ALSO THE STORY OF THE TOWNSHIPS OF ALLEN COUNTY BY MRS. SAMUEL R. TAYLOR


CHICAGO Robert O. Law Company 1917


Copyright, 1917, by B. J. Griswold


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Introduction


T HE probability that the scattered fragments of the story of Fort Wayne otherwise would be lost to the children of to- morrow suggested the writing of this book.


It is a narrative worthy of preservation-a story to inspire that true love of home which is the foundation of the purest patriotism and citizenship.


The record begins with the appearance of the first adventurous Frenchman among the savages of ancient Kekionga and closes with the story of the departure of Fort Wayne's patriotic sons for the blood-stained battlefields of France, there to give their lives that the world may be made "safe for democracy." Three centuries intervene. The search for the actors in the great drama has un- covered many new names and heroic deeds; it is with pride that we introduce them now.


If "the love of country is the highest and purest affection of the soul," let us implant that love in the lives of our youth through the re-telling of the story of the deeds which have made possible the blessings of today.


The writer of this book came to Fort Wayne in 1903, "a stranger in a strange land," knowing naught of the romantic story which soon was revealed to him through the study of written and un- written fragments and the narratives of the representatives of the "first families." Someone, he felt, should gather these disconnected facts into a comprehensive whole. Convinced that the task might be deferred until too late to save the fading, crumbling records, he determined to make the work a personal undertaking-not with the impossible result of producing a literary treasure but with the hope that the desired end would overshadow the faultiness of the means of expression.


With my earnest thanks to all the friends who have given unsparing assistance in the preparation of the book, I dedicate it. to the service of a more firmly grounded love of home and country.


Fort Wayne, Indiana,


August 15, 1917.


By Griswold


ILLUSTRATIONS


PORTRAITS


Abbott, William T.


A


.442


Girty, Simon


Grice, Jesse .


560


Griffith, Captain William .. .. 211


Griggs, Mrs. Jane T.


.285


Griswold, Mrs. Angeline ..


.. 176


Page, William D.


193


B


Bailey, Peter P.


351


Barbour, Myron F.


324


Barnett, James


247


Bass, Colonel Sion S.


.457


Bayless, Sol D.


.351


Benoit, Rt. Rev. Julian


.. 356


Berghoff, Henry C.


.560


Bigger, Governor Samuel.


.. 393


Bird, Ochmig ..


.427


Borden, Judge James W.


.. 341


Bourie, Louis T.


.438


Bourie, Mrs. Louis


.227


Brackenridge, Judge Joseph. . 301


Brandriff, Alfred D. .


.417


Brenton, Samuel


.394


Brooks, Dr. William H.


.. 358


C


Carson, Judge William W


.285


Case, Charles


.400


Cass, General Lewis


.367


Celeron, Bienville de


47


Chapeteau, Angeline


176


Champlain, Samuel de


27


Chapman, John


371


Colerick, David H.


.297


Comparet, Francis


247


Croghan, Major George


201


D


Dawson, John W.


341


Dawson, Judge Reuben J.


.. 310


Denny, Major Ebenezer


192


Drake, Moses, Jr. 458


.354


DuBois, John B.


E


Edgerton, Alfred P.


446


Edgerton, Joseph K.


.386


Edsall, Samuel


.267


Edsall, William S.


267


EIskwatawa


.182


Engelmann, Mrs. Archangel. . 356


Evans, S. Cary


192


Ewing, Charles W.


262


Ewing, Colonel George W.


.262


.. 259


Ewing, Judge William G.


F


Fairfield, Captain Asa


324


Fay, Judge James A.


.442


Ferry, Lucien P.


307


Muhler, Charles F.


.560


Ferry, Mrs. Lucien P.


225


Fleming, William


.417


Fry, Jacob


.304


MAPS


Maumee-Wabash Portage 20


How the Rivers Were Made.


21


Where the Mastodon Roamed. 23


Where the Mound Builders Lived. 23


Three Main Water Routes 26


Earliest Maps Showing the Rivers. 28


Where the First French Forts Stood. 34


Where the Last French Fort Stood. 43


Notable Voyage of Celeron 49 Revolution in the West 69 Northwest Territory 79


Where Miami Town Stood


85


Harmar's Ford


99


Map of Fort Wayne Site, Drawn in 1790. 100


Harmar's Operations


105


Battle of the Site of Fort Wayne, 1790.


109


St. Clair's Battlefield


116


Where St. Clair's Army Was Slaughtered. . . 117 Map Showing the Movements of General


.


Wayne's Army (1793-4)


.125


Wayne's Route Along the Maumee ...


.126


Battlefield of Fallen Timber


.129


Wayne Trace


133


Where the Two Stockaded Forts were Lo-


cated


.139


Wayne County in 1796.


.. 146


Fort Wayne and Surroundings, Map of Major


Whistler


.156-157


First Government Survey of the Region of


Fort Wayne


.160-161


Greenville Treaty Boundary Line


169


Where Little Turtle is Buried.


177


Where the Fort Dearborn Massacre Occurred. 182


Captain Wells's Farm


186


Map of the Siege of Fort Wayne, 1812 ..


.207


Harrison's Movements Before and After the


Siege


209


Where Major Jenkinson's Men


Were


Mas-


sacred


220


Indian Reservations in Allen Conty. 239 Historic Spots in Spy Run 241 Original Area of Allen County .252


Riley's Map of the Military Tract. 262


0


Oakley, Chauncey B.


560


P


Parker, Christian


316


Peltier, James C.


176


Peltier, Louis C.


176


Peltier, William H. W.


176


Pontiac


61


"Prophet, The"


.182


R


Randall, Franklin P.


346


Randall, Perry A.


561


Reed, Colonel Hugh B.


.452


Revarre, Anthony, Jr.


176


Richardville, Chief


233


Rockhill, William


280


Rockhill, Wright W.


.193


Rudisill, Henry


297


S


St. Clair, General Arthur


.114


Scherer, Henry P.


560


Schmitz, Dr. Charles E.


.335


"Johnnie Appleseed"


Johnson, Colonel Richard M .. 218


371


Smart, James H.


.478


Smith, William S.


.417


Johnston, Colonel John


.169


Stapleford, Edward


.304


K


Kamm, John J.


.487


Kaough, William


193


Keil, Frederick W.


.193


Kil-so-quah


180


King, William


.449


Kiser, Peter


353


L


LaFontaine, Chief Francis


.. 350


LaSalle, Sieur de


29


Lasselle, Hyacinth


71


Lawton, General Henry W.


.455


Little Turtle


162


Lotz, Henry


.367


Mc


McJunkin, Alexander


.425


McCulloch, Judge Hugh


.316


M


Maier, John G.


.386


Me-te-a


.180


Miller, Edward C.


.193


Miner, Byron D.


.. 327


White Loon


.176


Whitlock, Major Ambrose ... .131


Williams, Jesse L.


.320


Morss, Samuel S.


.394


Wood, George W.


335


Munson, Charles A.


N


.503


Woodworth, Dr. B. S.


.390


Worden, Judge James L. .... 400


Z


Nelson, I. D. G.


327


Zollinger, Colonel Charles A .. 405


Noel, Smalwood


274


. . 77~ Nuttman, James D.


452


Allen, Colonel John


.201


Anderson, Calvin .390


Aveline, Francis S.


243


Ayres, Dr. Henry P.


.354


H


Hamilton, Allen 259


Hamilton, Andrew Holman


.. 446


Hanna, Colonel Hugh.


.271


Peltier, Mrs. James


176


Hanna, Judge Samuel


.. 243


Hanna, Robert B.


.193


Harding, Daniel F. .560


Harmar, General Josiah 98


Harrison, William Henry .. 211 Heald, Mrs. Rebekah Wells ... 178 Hedekin, Michael .310


Higgins, C. R.


193


Hoagland, Pliny .380


Holman, Joseph 271


Hosey, William J.


.560


Humphrey, Colonel George.


.. 455


Hunt, John Elliott ....


.192


Huxford, Dr. Merchant W .... 306 J


Jenkinson, Major Joseph. .. . . 218


Stockbridge, Nathaniel P ..... 367


Sturgis, Dr. Charles E.


.386


Suttenfield, Mrs. Laura


.225


Swinney, Colonel Thomas W .. 255 T


Taber, Cyrus


.241


Tecumseh


181


Tigar, Thomas


320


Tipton, General John


.255


V


Van Geisen, Munson


.400


.275


Vermilyea, Jesse


W


Wallace, Governor David


405


Wayne, Major Gen. Anthony


(Frontispiece), 123


Wells, Captain William .


.165


Wells, Jane T.


.285


Wells, Rebekah


.178


Whistler, George Washington. 231


Whistler, Major John


233


Morgan, Oliver P.


.316


Morss, Samuel E.


.503


L


G


MAPS-(Continued)


Original Plat of Fort Wayne. .267 County Addition to Fort Wayne ...... ..... 267 Feeder Canal and Its Connection with Wa-


bash and Erie Canal.


.325


Route of Wabash and Erie Canal Through


Fort Wayne


339


Indiana's


Vast


Territorial Expansion of Fort Wayne ........ 358 Location of Ruins of Waash and Erie Canal


Acqueducts in Fort Wayne .. .382 Pioneer Railroads of Northern Indiana and Ohio .429


Camp Allen


458


Fort Wayne's First Baseball Grounds ..


.468


ments


Plan


of Public Improve-


.342


GENERAL


The First White Man


17


Relics of Pre-Historic Man 22


The Mastodon 22


Remains of Extinct. Peccary


24


Where the First French Forts Stood


34


Signature of Sieur de Vincennes


(Francois


Morgane)


36


Burning of French Post Miami


38


Where the Last French Post Stood. 43


French Relics Dug Up on the Site of Fort


Wayne


52


Steel Tomahawks


54


Scalping Knives 59


A Relic of the Indian Wars 75


Two "Turtle" Relics


81


Harmar's Ford Today


99


Grim Remainders of Harmar's Battle .101


Curious Relic of Harmar's Battle.


107


Signature of Major Denny.


112


Wayne Trace "Marker" 133


General Wayne's Camp Bed 141


Ruins of Last Blockhouse .. .143


Letter Written by the First Commandant of


Fort Wayne


145


Andirons of the Old Fort


146


Two Wayne Relics .148


Wayne Coat of Arms .. 148


Buttons from the Uniforms of Soldiers of


Old Fort Wayne . .. 151


Wayne's Body in Two Graves (Letter).


.152


Whistler's Drawing of Fort Wayne.


156-157


Anthony Wayne Flag


162


Greenville Treaty Signatures.


165


Signature of Captain Wells .169


Signature of Colonel Johnston .169


175


Little Turtle's Grave in 1860


The Coming of Angeline Chapeteau 176


Fort Wayne in 1815 177


Historic Old Apple Tree


178


Is This the Washington Sword ?. 184


The Home of Kil-so-quah


.186


Signature of John P. Hedges. 186


General Hull's Fatal Letter.


.188


Little Turtle Tablet .. 190


Signature of Lieutenant Ostrander .190 Signature of Captain Heald .190


First Brick Building Erected in Fort Wayne.192


Captain Wells's Letter Which Foretold the


Savage Outbreak


.195


Harrison's Call for Volunteers to Save Fort Wayne .199 Signature of Major Croghan .201


Captain Rhea Foresaw the Siege of Fort Wayne 203


When Harrison Said Goodbye to His Troops at Fort Wayne 205 Seal of the City of Fort Wayne. 449


Cannon Balls Fired from Fort Wayne. 207 A Commandant's "Love" Letter 216


Where Major Jenkinson's Men Were Massa- cred 220


Chief Richardville Monument . 225 Chief Richardville's Safe 227 When Whistler Rebuilt Fort Wayne. .229


Mrs. Suttenfield's Table .231 Signature of Major Whistler 233


What a Very Early Historical Work Said


About Fort Wayne


245


Last Council House


249


Signature of Dr. Turner


.249


Signature of Alexis Coquillard 249


Charter of Wayne Lodge Masons .253 Judge William N. Hood's Commission. .257 Presidents' Signatures to Fort Wayne Land Grants .260


Signature of John McCorkle


.262


Fort Wayne's First Rocking Chair ..


.280


The Story of the Fugitive Slaves. .. 291 When Henry Rudisill Came to Fort Wayne .. 293 Rudisill Mill .299


Allen County's First Court House


.301


"County Seminary" Receipt for Tuition .305 Fourth of July Invitation of 1834. .308 Letter from a "Father of the Canal" .312 Canal Construction Contract .314


Early Copy of Fort Wayne's First News-


paper


318


Fort Wayne's First Church Building.


324


A Newspaper Quarrel of the Thirties


329


Fort Wayne's First Bank Building.


.330


When the Early Families Entertained.


.. 332


Hugh McCulloch's Record of His First Bank


Salary


.334


Rockhill House


344


Mayer House


346


Fort Wayne's First Public School Building. . 346


Chief LaFontaine's Chair


.350


Courthouse Square in the Forties.


352


Chief LaFontaine's House


353


Original Draft of the City Charter. 359 Wabash and Erie Aqueduct at Fort Wayne .. 364 General Winfield Scott's Letter 365


Orff (Edsall) Mill


366


The Hedekin House


368


"Johnnie Appleseed's" Grave 371


Letter Written by "Johnnie Appleseed" .371


Why Henry Clay Could Not Attend the Canal


Celebration


.372


Daniel Webster's Tribute to the Wabash and Erie Canal .374


A Page from the Canal Collector's Record Book .378


Stoves of the Forties


380


Crumbling Ruins of the Canal


382


Private Currency of the Forties.


.385


An Order from Mayor Huxford's Court


389


Extracts from Letters of Henry Cooper


391


Grave of Governor Bigger. 393


Plank Road Poster of 1849 .399


Ruins of Locks of Wabash and Erie Canal. .. 402


Methodist College


.404


Junction of the Rivers in Civil War Times. . 412


Invitation to the First Railroad Excursion. . 422


Colerick's Hall


.425


Souvenir of Fort Wayne's First Public


Schools


425


Some Old Railroad Tickets


427


Original Clay School Building.


.433


Jefferson School .434


Fragment of a Letter of Colonel George


W. Ewing


435


Reminder of a Forgotten Bank


436


Before-the-War Social Affair .444


"Pennsylvania" Station


.454


Aveline House


.457


Fourth Court House


461


Operation of Trains in Civil War Times .464 Municipal "Shinplaster" Currency .467 Relic of the Wood-Burning Locomotive Days. 468 Judge McCulloch's Commission as Secretary of the Treasury .475


First Hoagland School, Remodeled


478


Old High School


.482


Entrance to "The Rink" .487


Old Fort Wayne, Drawn after the Model of


Isaac Bush


.556


Dr. Slocum's Conception of Old Fort Wayne .. 557


Fort Wayne Centennial Hymn ..


559


Reservoir Park, Scene of the Pageant of 1916.561


Fort Wayne Flag


.561


Views of Pageant Grounds, 1916


.576


Fifth (Present) Courthouse


576


Stirring Scenes of 1917


577


Governor Hull's Plea for Major Whistler. 176


Sword Found in Lakeside.


68


A Social Affair of 1835


.330


TABLE OF CONTENTS


CHAPTER I. The First White Man of the Maumee. A Lakeside Fantasy 17


CHAPTER II. The Portage That Made Fort Wayne.


The importance of an understanding of the word "portage"-Its value to the discoverer-How the Maumee-Wabash portage joined the Great Lakes to the Mississippi and the Gulf of Mex- ico-Resume of the story of the development of the "carrying place"-The Fort Wayne rivers-The great glacier-Pre-glacial man-The mastodon-Extinct animal life-The Mound Builders in Allen county


CHAPTER III .- 1614-1682. Savage, Adventurer, Explorer and Priest.


Ancient French records of the Maumee-Wabash development give us the story of the early days of exploration and the struggles between the French, the English and the Indians-Value of the records of the Jesuits-The Miamis and their allies in Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin-Kiskakons and Ottawas on Fort Wayne site-Iroquois, from the east, procure firearms and wage a war of extermination upon the Miamis and western tribes-Are forced back-Twightwees at Kekionga-Characteristics of the Miamis- Their allegiance to the French and latterly to the English- Coureur de bois-The Jesuits-Samuel de Champlain on the Maumee ?- The earliest maps-La Salle and the never-ending dis- pute


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CHAPTER IV-1683-1732.


Kekionga During the "Golden Era" of French Rule. The peaceful mission of the French in the Maumee-Wabash valleys -Opposition to the encroachment of the English traders-The demoralization of the fur trade by the Miami-Iroquois war- Restoration of peace followed by the establishment of a stronger post on the site of Fort Wayne-Jean Baptiste Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes, and his great plan to "monopolize" the Miamis- Cadillac invades the Maumee-Wabash valleys-Tattooed savages at the site of Fort Wayne-Buffalo and bear-Francois Margane establishes Ouiatanon and commands Post Miami (Fort Wayne) -Vincennes founded-Margane burned at the stake.


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CHAPTER V .- 1733-1749. The Last French Posts on the Site of Fort Wayne.


Longueuil's troops at the head of the Maumee-The Chief Nicolas (Sanosket) uprising-Capture of Post Miami (Fort Wayne)- Its partial destruction by fire while Douville, the commandant, is absent-Dubuisson rebuilds the fort-The remarkable voyage of Captain Bienville de Celeron-The duplicity of LaDemoiselle, chief of the Piankeshaws-Bonnecamps describes the conditions at Post Miami (Fort Wayne)-Chief Cold Foot undeceives Captain Celeron-Raymond builds a new fort on the St. Joseph River ..


42


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'CONTENTS


CHAPTER VI .- 1750-1760.


Surrender of the French Post Miami (Fort Wayne) to the English. Celeron assumes command at Detroit-Increasing alarm at Post Miami (Fort Wayne)-Raimond's cry of alarm-"No one wants to stay here and have his throat cut!"-The smallpox scourge- Death of Chiefs Cold Foot and LeGris-Captain Neyon de Villiers sent to comamnd Post Miami-The audacity of John Pathin- His arrest-Complaint of the English-Retort of the French- Two men of the Post Miami garrison captured and scalped- Langlade leads in the assault on Pickawillany-Death of LaDem- oiselle-Cannibalistic red men-Surrender of Detroit ends the French rule in the valleys-Lieutenant Butler receives the sur- render of Post Miami (Fort Wayne)-Ensign Robert Holmes in command 51 CHAPTER VII .- 1761-1765. Massacre of the British at Post Miami (Fort Wayne)-Morris and Croghan.


The beginning of the Conspiracy of Pontiac-Holmes warned of the plot-He discovers the war belt at Kekionga-Holmes betrayed to his death by the Indian maiden-Shot from ambush-Captain Morris's version-Survivors tell of the plot as planned and exe- cuted by Jacques Godefroy and Miney Chene-Welch and Law. rence, the traders, and their account of the murder-Ouiatanon falls-Morris at Pontiac's camp-He reaches the site of Fort Wayne-Captured and thrown into the fort-Tied to the stake to be tortured-Saved by Chief Pecanne-Escapes to the fort- Colonel Bradstreet's expedition-Savages bring in the white cap- tives-Colonel George Croghan reaches the site of Fort Wayne .. 57


CHAPTER VIII .- 1766-1779. Miami Town (Fort Wayne) and the Revolution.


The savages renew their allegiance to the English-Sir William John- son fears the Indians may aid the colonists-Would reclaim the site of Fort Wayne-Hamilton in authority at Detroit-Sends out scalping parties to raid the American settlements-McKee, Elliott and the Girtys-George Rogers Clark's brilliant capture of Kas- kaskia, Cahokia and Vincennes-Celeron flees from Ouiatanon- Hamilton's army moves up the Maumee to the site of Fort Wayne -Conference with savage tribes-Valuable goods stored at the Miami village-Proceeds to Vincennes. .67


CHAPTER IX .- 1780-1789.


The Massacre of La Balme-Washington Foresees Fort Wayne. French traders at Miami Town (Fort Wayne) advance the cause of England in their war against the American colonists-The Las- selles, Beaubien and LaFontaine-Hyacinth Lasselle, the first white child born on Fort Wayne soil-The village thrown into consternation upon the approach of LaBalme-His identity and mission-Inhabitants flee to places of safety-LaBalme confis- cates the property of anti-American traders-The camp on the Aboite-Little Turtle leads in the night attack-Slaughter of La- Balme's men-Washington would establish a fort on the site of Fort Wayne 74


CHAPTER X .~ 1789-1790. Life in Miami Town (Fort Wayne), the Anti-American Center of the West.


Extracts from the journal of Henry Hay, of Detroit, a British partisan, who sojourned in Miami Town during the winter of 1789-1790- The social life of the village-Savages bring in many captive


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CONTENTS


Americans-Others are tortured and scalped-Wild scalp dances of the savages in Lakeside-Little Turtle and LeGris-Religious worship among the whites of the village-People summoned by the ringing of cowbells-Richardville as a youth-His mother- Early merchandising described as a "rascally scrambling trade"- John Kinzie, the Girtys, James Abbott, La Fontaine and Lor- raine-Hay would not risk his "carcass" among the "renegades" (Americans)-Prisoners at Chillicothe village-The town flooded ... 85


CHAPTER XI .- 1790.


The Battle of the Site of Fort Wayne-"Harmar's Defeat." General Josiah Harmar as a soldier-His mission to France-Is sent to expel George Rogers Clark from Vincennes-Benedict Arnold and Dr. Connoly disturb the west-Major Hamtramck sends An- toine Gamelin to the site of Fort Wayne to pacify the savages- Failure of his mission-Cannibalistic feast at the head of the Maumee-St Clair sends Harmar against the Miami villages (Fort Wayne)-Deplorable condition of the army-Reaches the Miami villages and destroys them with fire-Hardin's detachment led into ambush-A terrible slaughter at Heller's Corners-The army at Chillicothe on the Maumee-The retreat to Cincinnati halted to allow Hardin to return-Plan of the battle on the site of Fort Wayne-The fatal error-Slaughter of Wyllys's regulars at Har- mar's ford-Fierce engagement on the St. Joseph-The retreat- Washington's comment 98


CHAPTER XII .- 1791.


St. Clair's Defeat Imperils the West-Washington's Apprehensions. Harmar's failure to establish a fort at the head of the Maumee- Consequences of the campaign-Washington summons St. Clair and outlines his plan-Generals Scott and Wilkinson and Colonel Har- din invade the Wabash region-Ouiatanon destroyed-St. Clair's army weakened by desertions-Poor equipment-Harmar predicts St. Clair's defeat-Forts Hamilton and Jefferson established- Army goes into camp on the fateful night of November 3, 1791- "The bloodiest battlefield of American pioneer history"-Washing- ton in a rage-Savages rejoice and prepare for the coming of the next leader of the Americans. . 114


CHAPTER XIII .- 1792-1794.


"Mad Anthony" Wayne, Savior of the West-"Fallen Timber." Disheartening conditions in the west-Washington's problems-Gen- eral Anthony Wayne chosen to lead the third expedition against the Indians-Washington's opinion of Wayne-Death of Colonel Hardin-Peace messengers tortured to death-Wayne trains his army and proceeds to Fort Washington (Cincinnati)-Joined by Harrison, Whistler, Lewis and Clark-The army at Greenville- British build two forts on American soil-Captain William Wells joins Wayne-The army reaches the Maumee-How Wayne de- ceived the savages-Fort Defiance erected-Blue Jacket leads the savages-The death of William May-Wayne's story of the battle of Fallen Timber-Sharp correspondence between Wayne and Major Campbell, commandant of the British Post Miami- The Americans destroy British property and vast acreages of corn -The result of Wayne's victory. 121


CHAPTER XIV .- 1794. The Building and Dedication of Fort Wayne.


Wayne's Legion departs from the vicinity of the British fort-Inci- dents of the march to Fort Defiance-Illness of the troops-The final lap to the goal of their hopes-The army reaches the site of Fort Wayne-How the prospect impressed the soldiers-Wayne selects a location for the fort-Work on the buildings and the palisades is commenced-The "strike" of the volunteers-Wayne


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urges haste to avoid the coming cold-Courtmartial of offenders -Corporal Reading sentenced to death-The spy in the tree-top- Unruly soldiers steal beef-Wayne well pleased with the fort- An account of the dedication-Colonel Hamtramck names the post "Fort Wayne"-Hamtramck is given command of the post- Destitute condition of the troops-Wayne's "shoe" order-Departs for Greenville-His letter to General Knox ..


.138


CHAPTER XV .- 1794-1805. The Fort in the Wilderness.


Colonel Hamtramck and the incorrigible troops at Fort Wayne- The chiefs sue for peace-A winter of suffering-Wayne prepares for the treaty council-Little Turtle pleads for the retention of the site of Fort Wayne and the Maumee-Wabash portage- Wayne's diplomatic refusal-The treaty signed-Wayne's depart- ure-Visits the president-Sent to Detroit-His death-Starving Indians at Fort Wayne-Hamtramck goes to Detroit-Major Thom- as Pasteur succeeds to the command of Fort Wayne-Conditions during his administration of affairs-Colonel Hunt commands Fort Wayne-Birth of John Elliott Hunt-Marriage of Miss Ruthie Hunt and Dr. Abraham Edwards-Colonel Hunt transferred to Detroit-Captain John Whipple in command of Fort Wayne- Major Pike-Governor Harrison resents the activities of Captain William Wells-Would remove Wells from the Indian service- Colonel John Johnston, Indian agent-Wells and Little Turtle visit eastern cities-Quakers come to teach the Indians the art of agriculture-Fort Dearborn established by Major John Whis- tler


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CHAPTER XVI .- 1806-1812. The Quiet Before the Savage Storm.


Tecumseh and "The Prophet" unite the savages in a conspiracy to destroy the settlers-Captain Wells reports conditions at Fort Wayne-Baptiste Maloch and Angeline Chapeteau-Captain Na- than Heald commands Fort Wayne-His romantic courtship of Re- becca Wells-Lieutenant Ostrander's letter-Congress gives Wells the present Spy Run and Bloomingdale districts-Harrison's 1809 treaty at Fort Wayne-Lieutenant William Whistler-Col- onel Johnston's troubles-Captain James Rhea in command of Fort Wayne-His weakness of character-The celebration of the 4th of July, 1811-The "big elm"-The battle of Tippecanoe-Sav- ages deceive Colonel Johnston-He is succeeded by Major Stick- ney-War against England is declared-Rhea foresees Indian war-The death of Little Turtle-The Fort Dearborn massacre Stories of the survivors ..


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CHAPTER XVII .- 1812. The Siege of Fort Wayne.


The massacre of the Fort Dearborn garrison and the surrender of Detroit to the British leave Fort Wayne in a position of peril- General Winchester to the west-Harrison's commission-How Logan, the Shawnee, saved the women and children of Fort Wayne-Me-te-a reveals the savage plot to Antoine Bondie, who tells the story to Major Stickney-Rhea scouts the idea of savage trickery-The murder of Stephen Johnston-Bondie foils the plans of Chief Winamac-"I am a man!"-Rhea, the drunken command- ant-The siege opens with severity-William Oliver's exploit- Harrison's report to the war department-The relief army moves forward-Flight of the savages-The arrival of Harrison's army at Fort Wayne-The arrest of Rhea-He resigns in disgrace- Destruction of the Indian villages-The arrival of General Win- chester-Harrison relinquishes the command and departs for Ohio




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