The History of Illinois, from Its First Discovery and Settlement to the Present Time

afterward American appointed arms army arrived attack authority bank battle battle of Tippecanoe became Black Hawk British Cahokia Canada canal Captain cents chief Colonel Clarke colony command commenced council debt Detroit enemy England English erected expedition fire followed force Fort Frontenac France French friends garrison glory Governor honor hostile hundred Illinois Illinois river immediately Indians inhabitants interest Iroquois Joseph Smith Kaskaskia Kentucky king Lake Lake Michigan land latter Legislature Louis Louis XIV Louisiana massacre ment miles militia Mississippi Mormon nation natives Nauvoo New-York officers Ohio once party passed peace person possession Pottawatomies prairie Prairie Du Chien present prisoners prophet Quebec received returned river Salle savage says sent settlement Shawneetown soldiers soon sought Spain surrender Tecumseh territory thence thereupon thither thousand dollars tion town treaty tribes troops United village Virginia warriors whole wounded