Title: The last of the Illinois, and a sketch of the Pottawatomies
First published: 1870
Description: The author was one of the early settlers in Chicago in the early 1830s, and had hunted and fished with the local Pottawatomie Indians for years. This address to the Chicago Historical Society combines his nostalgia for that life in nature with a review of what was known about the origins of the local Indian tribes.
Subjects: Social life and customs, Illinois Indians, Potawatomi Indians, Indians of North America
Places: Chicago (Il), Northern Illinois
LC classification: E99.I2 C3, Microfilm 57240 E