Story of Maconaqua, the lost sister of the Wyoming
| Description: |
The Story of Maconaqua, the Lost Sister of the Wyoming [probably written in the 1930s] TMs, 6 p. (with corrections in pencil and ink) Recollections of George Winter by one who had lived near him as a child. Summary of G.W.s life history and artistic output. G.W. had recounted the story of Frances Slocums abduction (and the general state of white-Indian relations in the 1770s), her life with the Delawares and Miamis, and her children and later descendents. These recollections are repeated here. Many of G.W.s watercolors are in the possession of the Tippecanoe County Historical Association. |
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| Origin: | 1830; 1831; 1832; 1833; 1834; 1835; 1836; 1837; 1838; 1839 |
| Publisher: |
Tippecanoe County Historical Association |
| Source: |
http://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/cdm/ref/collection/gwinter/id/713 |
| Collection: |
George Winter |
| Copyright: |
Images in the George Winter Collection should not be used without written permission from the Tippecanoe County Historical Association. To obtain reproduction rights and prices, contact the Tippecanoe County Historical Association at info@tippecanoehistory.org |
| Subjects: |
Winter, George, 1810-1876 Slocum, Francis, 1773-1847 Indians of North America |
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