Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief, 1768-1813

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1768-03 - 1813-10-05

Biography

Tecumseh was a Native American Shawnee warrior and chief, who became the primary leader of a large, multi-tribal confederacy in the early 19th century.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Tecumseh, Undated

Item — Box 1: [Barcode: A000020957261], Folder: 10

Identifier: 1975.006.4.Shawnee.001

Scope and Contents

Color lithograph of Tecumseh.

Dates: Undated

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Indians of North America historical manuscripts and documents, 1724-1981 / Series 4. Lithographs and other artwork / Shawnee

Tecumseh Letter, 1814

Item

Identifier: MS-1964-104

Scope and Contents

A letter from P. W. Humphrey, Washington, D. C., to Charles (Cassacy?) stating that he has information from a reliable person that Tecumseh was not at the Battle of Tippecanoe.

Dates: 1814

Found in: Helmerich Center for American Research at Gilcrease Museum