Indian Council after the battle of Tippecanoe, Indiana?

Hi,

I am reading the diary of Mrs. Lydia Bacon who accompanied her husband, a quartermaster in the 4^th U.S Regiment of Infantry under Governor William Henery Harrison, to Vincennes, Indiana where he saw action in the battle of Tippecanoe on November 7, 1811.

Mrs. Bacon recorded that a few days after the battle she, with her husband, attended an Indian Council. I have not been able to uncover anything more on this topic.

Why was the council held and which native historical figures attended?

Thank you for your help,

Gillian

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Permalink Reply by simon ellis on September 8, 2012 at 8:30pm

Dear Gillian

My ancestors were at SSMarie where they interacted a lot wth the Ojibwe (one of them Hercules had a sone who was almost certainly Ojibwe) so I have been doing more research in this area. Tthere are many records which deal indirectly with such meetigns and councils.

- the Michigan Historiacl Society published many records which are available on line

- much correspondence of the Dept of Indian Affairs still exists in a variety of sources

simon ellis