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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, American
Archival Collection Title
Edward E. Ayer Collection
Rights Status
No Copyright - United States
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The Newberry makes its collections available for any lawful purpose, commercial or non-commercial, without licensing or permission fees to the library, subject to
these terms and conditions.
Contributing Institution
Newberry Library
Link to Catalog
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Call Number
Ayer MS 670
BibID
145295
Size
2121px × 3415px 20.75 MB
IIIF Resource Type
Canvas
Filename
991452958805867_Ayer_MS_670_00001.tif
Unique Identifier
NL11ICJ2
Projects Tag
Chicago and the Midwest