Today was presented with a likeness

Description:	[untitled notes, dated April 26, 1873, begins Today was presented with a likeness...]AMs, 3 p. (on back of printed circular for distribution of George Winters painting December 28, 1872) Discusses Me-shin-go-ma-she-a, Chief of the Miamis after Richardville, and the other Indian families (Slocums, Godfroys, La Fontaines, and Richardvilles) who were allowed to remain east of the Mississippi after the emigration. Me-shin-go-ma-she-a and Frances Godfroy were leaders of the Indians who repelled Col. Campbell at the battle of the Mississinawa. Campbells impressions of that battle and the Indian strength, contrasted with Godfroys report.(Partly or completely consists of notes from an unspecified book; page number given.)On reverse: notice of distribution of twenty-seven works by G.W. on December 28, 1872, at Corinthian Hall in Lafayette. Titles, sizes, and prices are given (ranging from eight Little Gems at $12.00 to The Home of Mon-o-con-a-que at $125.00; subscriptions $2.00 each). Most items are landscapes of local scenes, including the Upper Wabash, the Mississinawa, the Wabash near Logansport, and the creek near Today Battle Ground.
Origin:	1873-04-26
Publisher:	Tippecanoe County Historical Association
Source:	http://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/cdm/ref/collection/gwinter/id/844
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:	Miami Indians Tribal chiefs Godfroy, Francis, 1788-1840 Mississinewa, Battle of (Ind. : 1812)

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