Then followed another historical event
| Description: |
Then followed another historical event... [c. 1868?] AMs, 1 p. (written on back of preprinted insurance form) Reference to Ben-aches participation in the massacre of Detroit in 1812, written after his death. George Winter drew his portrait of Kee-waw-nay in 1838. Ben-ache was the father-in-law of the warrior Pee-ash-awa. Custom of eating the heart of a dead warrior to acquire his bravery; Captain Wells, who lived with the Indians for many years, was dealt with in this way by Blackbirds band after his death (quoted from a printed source). |
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| Origin: | 1868 |
| Created By: |
Winter, George, 1810-1876; |
| Publisher: |
Tippecanoe County Historical Association |
| Source: |
http://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/cdm/ref/collection/gwinter/id/834 |
| 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: |
Benache, Potawatomi Indian Indians of North America |
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