Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief, 1768-1813

Person

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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 1 Collection or Record:

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

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