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Monument commemorating the Fort Dearborn Massacre
THE
FORT DEARBORN
MASSACRE
Written in 1814 by
Lieutenant Linai T. Helm
One of the survivors
WITH LETTERS AND NARRATIVES OF
CONTEMPORARY INTEREST
Edited by
Nelly Kinzie Gordon
RAND McNALLY & COMPANY
CHICAGO NEW YORK
Copyright, 1912, by
Nelly Kinzie Gordon
To my Native City
Chicago
WHOSE MARVELOUS GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
I HAVE WATCHED WITH PRIDE AND UNFAILING
INTEREST SINCE THE YEAR 1835
I dedicate this book
THE CONTENTS
| page | |
| Introduction | 5 |
| Judge Woodward's Letter to Colonel Proctor | 9 |
| Lieutenant Helm's Letter to Judge Woodward | 13 |
| Lieutenant Helm's Narrative | 15 |
| The Massacre at Chicago | 27 |
| John Kinzie | 85 |
| The Capture by the Indians of Little Eleanor Lytle | 109 |
THE ILLUSTRATIONS
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