The history of Linn county, Iowa, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &c., a biographical directory of its citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, general and local statistics ..history of the Northwest, history of Iowa, map of Linn county, Constitution of the United States, miscellaneous matters, & . ust confined)living not far off. Ish: Kinzie and his family crossed tlie river and tooki-i-fuge in the fort, to whicli place AFrs. Barnes and her infant not a dayold were safely conveyed. The rest of the inhabitants took shelter in theiort. This alarm w
The history of Linn county, Iowa, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &c., a biographical directory of its citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, general and local statistics ..history of the Northwest, history of Iowa, map of Linn county, Constitution of the United States, miscellaneous matters, & . ust confined)living not far off. Ish: Kinzie and his family crossed tlie river and tooki-i-fuge in the fort, to whicli place AFrs. Barnes and her infant not a dayold were safely conveyed. The rest of the inhabitants took shelter in theiort. This alarm was caused by a scalping party of ^^innebagos, whohovered about the fort several days, when they disappeared, and for severalWeeks the inhabitants were uridistiul)ed. On the Tth of August, l^Sl2, General Hull, at Detroit, sent orders toCaptain Heald to evacuate Fort Dearl)orn, and to distribute all the UnitedStates property to the Indians in the neighhorhooi—a most ins;jie or^ Pottawattamie eiiiei, who brought the dlspiitch, had more wisdomtiian the commanding general. He advised Captain Heald not lo makethe distribution. Said he: IvCav^ the Iojm. and stoves i».s iliey are, and^-?1 the Indians make distribution U^v : and while thoy arcengaged in the ;>, the white jieople may eseai)e io Fort Wayne. {... v r^i
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