[Deposition of Private William May.] Border Disputes
Item
Type
Printed Document
Title
[Deposition of Private William May.] Border Disputes
Description
details of May's capture, imprisonment, work on a schooner transporting rations; and going to war with Indians. Details of battle. May met the Indians who scalped Maj. Trueman and his travel companions and was related the story of how he was scalped. War with Indians was inevitable if Ohio river was not declared the boundary line. Discussed Indians plans for war.
year created
1792
month created
10
day created
11
author
in collection
notable person/group
William May
Armstrong
Mingoes
Harmar
french baker
St. Clair
Indians
Indian Nation
Chippewa
Trueman
prisoner
traders
merchants
McKenzie
McDonald
Robert Wilson
Abbet
Simon Girty
Wyandot
William Lynch
Alexander McKee
agent
Shawnee
interpreter
William Smally
Hardin
frenchman
Le Motte
Elliot
Brumley
Sylvey
Pottawatomie
Shawnee
Miami
Tawa
Delaware
Munsee
Ottawa
confederacy
Cornplanter
Six Nations
Brandt
notable location
Dover
Delaware
Fort Hamilton
trail of Trueman
route
village
Tawa river
St. Joseph's
trading town
Glaze
Detroit
Hiskee creek
Sandusky
Canada
Ohio
river
Fort Erie
Niagara
Fallen Timber
Chapin
notable item/thing
deposition
schooner
barrels
rations
cannon
scalp
gold laced cloth
silver laced cloth
gifts
horse
notable idea/issue
scalping
prisoner
treaty
war
peace
boundary dispute
land rights
document number
1792101190000
Item sets
Document instances
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| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William May | [unknown] | [n/a] |