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Letter Racine, Wis., to John Harris Kinzie, Chicago, Ill., 1839 June 1

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Open book Letter Racine, Wis., to John Harris Kinzie, Chicago, Ill., 1839 June 1

Title Letter Racine, Wis., to John Harris Kinzie, Chicago, Ill., 1839 June 1

Creator Ouilmette, Antoine, 1760-1841

Date 1839

Place Illinois, Illinois--Chicago, Wisconsin--Racine

Language English

Subjects Indians of North America, Pioneers, Winnebago Indians

Description Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
Formerly owned by Eleanor Kinzie Gordon of Savannah, Ga.
Printed in: Grover, Frank Reed. Antoine Ouilmette, a resident of Chicago. Evanston : Evanston Historical Society, 1908, p. 6.
For more information, consult the Special Collections Info. File.

Summary June 1, 1839, letter from Antoine Ouilmette in Racine, to John Harris Kinzie of Chicago, regarding his 1790 arrival in Chicago and a Winnebago Indian raid on the settlement. Signed with Ouilmette's mark, and written and signed by James Moore, the letter describes the Indians' destruction of Ouilmette and Kinzie property, including personal possessions and 400 hogs.

Biographical/Historical Note Early resident of Chicago and first settler of Wilmette and Evanston. Born near Montreal, Canada, Ouilmette came to Chicago in 1790 and worked for John Kinzie. Sometime after 1826 and prior to 1829, Ouilmette moved to Gross Point (Evanston-Wilmette area) inhabiting land ceded to his Indian wife in the 1829 treaty with the Pottawatomi at Prairie du Chien.

Format Correspondence, Manuscripts

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection

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Call Number Ayer MS 670

BibID 145295

Projects Tag Chicago and the Midwest

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2121px × 3415px 20.75 MB

Filename 991452958805867_Ayer_MS_670_00001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11ICJ2