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instruments--Pike's visit to them in
1805--Population--Character for courage 13
CHAPTER II.
Treaty with the Sac and Fox Indians in 1789--treaty and cession of land
to the United States at St. Louis in 1804--Black Hawk's account of this
treaty--Erection of Fort Madison--The British excite the Sac and Fox
Indians to make war upon the United States--A party under Black
Hawk join the British standard in 1812--Treaty at Portage des Sioux in
1815--Treaty of peace with Black Hawk and his band at same place in
1816--Treaty for part of their lands in Missouri in 1824--Treaty of
Prairie des Chiens in 1825--Treaty for the mineral region in
1829--Treaty of peace in 1832, after the "Black Hawk war"--Present
residence of the Sacs and Foxes 49
CHAPTER III.

Birth of Black Hawk--Early adventures--Battles with the Osages and
Cherokees--Death of his father--Interview with Lieutenant Pike--Attack
upon Fort Madison--Joins the British in the late war--Marches to lake
Erie--Returns home after the attack upon Fort Stephenson--Murder of
his adopted son--Battle of the Sink-hole near Cap au Gris--Treaty of
peace at Portage des Sioux in 1816 74
CHAPTER IV.
Building of Fort Armstrong--The good Spirit of Rock Island--Death of
Black Hawk's children--Young Sac offers to die in place of his
brother--Black Hawk's visit to Malden--Whipped by some
whites--Whites settle at his village--Black Hawk's talk with Governor
Coles and Judge Hall--Sale of the lands on Rock river--Indians ordered
to remove--Agreement to remove for six thousand dollars--Memorial of
the white settlers to Governor Reynolds--The Governor's letters to
General Clark and General Gaines--The latter leaves Jefferson Barracks
with six companies of the United States troops for Rock Island--His
interview with Black Hawk--Calls upon the Governor of Illinois for
militia--The Indians abandon their village--treaty of peace made with
them--Official letters to the war department--Summary of the causes
which brought on this disturbance--Black Hawk's attempt to form an
alliance with other tribes 91
CHAPTER V.
Keokuk's birth--Kills a Sioux when fifteen years old--Prevents the
abandonment of the Sac village--Bold manoeuvre with the
Sioux--Perils his life for the safety of his people--Speech to the
Menominies at Prairie des Chiens--Called upon to lead his braves to
join in the Black Hawk war--Allays the excitement of his people on this
subject--Deposed from his post as head chief and a young man elected
in his place--Re-established in power--Delivers up his nephew to the
whites to be tried for murder--Letter to the Governor of
Illinois--Council at Washington in 1837--Retorts upon the Sioux--His
visit to Boston--His return home--His personal appearance--And his
character as a war and peace chief 118

CHAPTER VI.
Murder of twenty-eight Menominies by the Foxes of Black Hawk's
band--Naopope's visit to Malden--Black Hawk recrosses the
Mississippi--General Atkinson orders him to return--Stillman's
attack--Defeated by Black Hawk--His white flag fired upon--He sends
out war parties upon the frontier--Attack upon Fort Buffalo--General
Dodge's battle on the Wisconsin--Black Hawk and his band leave the
Four Lakes and fly to the Mississippi--Pursued by General
Atkinson--Black Hawk's flag of truce fired upon by the Captain of the
Warrior--Twenty-three Indians killed 143
CHAPTER VII.
General Atkinson overtakes Black Hawk--Battle of the Bad
Axe--Atkinson's official report--Incidents of the Battle--Capture of
Black Hawk and the prophet--Naopope's statement to General
Scott--General Scott and Governor Reynolds conclude a treaty with the
Sacs, Foxes and Winnebagoes--Causes which led to the war--Motives
for getting up Indian wars--First attack made by the Illinois
militia--Report of the Secretary at War in regard to this
campaign--General Macomb's letter to General Atkinson--Secretary
Cass' statement of the causes which led to this war--Comments upon
this statement, and its omissions pointed out 166
CHAPTER VIII.
Black Hawk, Naopope, the Prophet and others confined at Jefferson
Barracks--In April 1833 sent to Washington--Interview with the
President--sent to Fortress Monroe--Their release--Visit the eastern
cities--Return to the Mississippi--Conference at Rock island between
Maj. Garland, Keokuk, Black Hawk and other chiefs--speeches of
Keokuk, Pashshepaho and Black Hawk--Final discharge of the
hostages--Their return to their families--Black Hawk's visit to
Washington in 1837--His return--His personal appearance--Military
talents--Intellectual and moral character 200

CHAPTER IX.
Black Hawk at the capture of Fort Erie--At the battle of the
Thames--His account of the death of Tecumthe--His residence and
mode of life after his last visit to the east--His Fourth of July speech at
fort Madison--His death and burial 234
APPENDIX--Sketches of the Sioux 222 Colonization of the Indians
228 Indian Dancing Ceremonies 237 Sale of Whiskey to the Indians
245
INDEX 285

HISTORY
OF THE
SAUKEE AND MUSQUAKEE NATIONS,
USUALLY CALLED THE
SAC AND FOX INDIANS.
CHAPTER I.
Origin of the Sac and Fox Indians--Removal to Green Bay--Their
subjugation of the Illini confederacy--Their attack upon St. Louis in
1779--Col. George Rogers Clark relieves the town--Governor
Harrison's letter--Maj. Forsyth's account of the conquest of the
Illini--Death of the Sac chief Pontiac--Sac and Fox village on Rock
river--Description of the surrounding country--Civil polity of the Sacs
and Foxes--Legend about their chiefs--Division