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1. Ade, John. Newton County 1853-1911. (Indiana State Library.)

2. Albach, James E. Annals of the West. 1857. A valuable book on western history. (Indiana State Library.)

3. American State Papers. Indian Affairs. Vol. I. A vast store-house of knowledge of early Indian affairs, embracing reports of officers and agents of the government, instructions to Indian commissioners, etc., messages of the early Presidents to Congress, reports of the Secretary of War on Indian affairs, treaties with various tribes, etc. (Indiana State Library.)

4. Atwater, Caleb. History of Ohio. Cincinnati, 1838. (Indiana State Library.)

5. Bancroft, George. History of the United States of America.

6. Barce, Elmore. The Land of the Potawatomi. Fowler, Indiana, 1919.

7. Beckwith's History of Fountain County, Indiana. Chicago, 1881. (Chicago Public Library.)

8. Birch, Jesse S. History of Benton County, Indiana. In manuscript. Accurate and interesting.

9. Bradford, Thomas G. An illustrated Atlas of the United States. Historical, and with excellent maps. 1838. Presented by the late Judge Edwin P. Hammond, of Lafayette, Indiana, to the writer.

10. Bureau of American Ethnology. Handbook of American Indians. Parts I and II. (Indiana State Library.)

11. Burnet, Jacob. Notes on the Early Settlement of the Northwestern Territory. Cincinnati, 1847. (Indiana State Library.)

12. Butler, Mann. History of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Louisville, 1834. (Indiana State Library.)

13. Cass County History. John Powell. (Indiana State Library.)

14. Chicago Publication of Steuben County, Indiana. (Indiana State Library.)

15. Cox, Sanford C. Old Settlers. 1860. (Lafayette and Indiana Public Libraries.)

16. Croghan's Journal. By George Croghan, British Agent. In Appendix to Mann Butler's History of Kentucky. A description of the conditions in the Wabash Valley in 1765. (Indiana State Library.)

17. Dawson, Moses. Life of Harrison. Cincinnati, 1834. Esarey ranks this as the best biography of the General. It was prepared under the direction of Harrison himself. (Indiana State Library.)

18. DeHart, Gen. Richard P. Address at Tippecanoe Battlefield. In Report of Tippecanoe Monument Commission, 1908. Compiled by Alva O. Reser, Lafayette, Indiana.

19. De Hart, Gen. Richard P. Past and Present of Tippecanoe County, Indiana. 1909. (Indiana State Library.)

20. Diary of Gen. John Tipton. Indiana Magazine of History, Vol. II. (Indiana State Library.)

21. Dillon, John B. History of Indiana. 1843. (Indiana State Library.)

22. Dunn, Jacob Piatt. History of Indiana. An accurate and well prepared history. (Indiana State Library.)

23. Dunn, Jacob Piatt. True Indian Stories. Indianapolis, 1908. A charming book. (Indiana State Library.)

24. Drake, Benjamin. Life of Tecumseh. Cincinnati, 1841. (Indiana State Library.)

25. Eggleston, Edward. Tecumseh and the Shawnee Prophet.

26. Eminent Americans. Lossing.

27. Esarey, Professor Logan. History of Indiana. Excellent work, and accurate. (Indiana State Library.)

28. Fergus Historical Series. Vol. IV. Nos. 26 and 27. (Indiana State Library.)

29. Fort Wayne Manuscript. Fergus Historical Series, Vol. IV, No. 26. Edited and annotated by Hiram W. Beckwith. (Indiana State Library.)

30. Griswold, B. J. History of Fort Wayne, Indiana.

31. Hall, James. Legends of the West. (Indiana State Library.)

32. Hall, James. Romance of Western History. 1869. (Indiana State Library.)

33. Hall, James. The West. Cincinnati, 1848. (Chicago Public Library.)

34. Harrison, Gen. William Henry. A Discourse on the Aborigines of the Ohio Valley. Cincinnati, 1839. (Indiana State Library.)

35. Harrison Letters, Papers and Correspondence With War Department. 1805 to 1812. A valuable addition to history. Collected and annotated by Prof. Logan Esarey, Indiana University, and furnished to writer. The letters of Harrison quoted in this work are photographic reproductions from the originals at Washington, D. C. (Indiana University.)

36. Harvey, Henry. Member of the Society of Friends. History of the Shawnee Indians. Cincinnati, 1855. (Indiana State Library.)

37. Hatch, William Stanley. A Chapter of the History of the War of 1812. (Indiana State Library.)

38. Hay's Journal. A Narrative of Life on the Old Frontier. Edited by M. M. Quaife. Wisconsin Historical Society, 1914. (Indiana State Library.)

39. Heckewelder, Rev. John. An Account of the History, Manners and Customs of the Indian Nations. Philadelphia, 1819. (Indiana State Library.)

40. Heckewelder, Rev. John. Narrative of the Mission of the United Brethren. Philadelphia, 1820. (Indiana State Library.)

41. History of DeKalb County, Indiana. B. F. Bowen. (Indiana State Library.)

42. History of Vigo and Parke Counties, Indiana. Beckwith. (Indiana State Library.)

43. Hornaday, William T. The Extermination of the American Bison. In Annual Report of Smithsonian Institution, 1887.

44. Howe, Henry. Historical Collections of Ohio. 1856. (Indiana State Library.)

45. Hubbard, Gurdon S. Recollections and Autobiography. A fine review of the early fur trade under John Jacob Astor. (Indiana State Library.)

46. Hutchins, Thomas. A Topographical Description of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland and North Carolina. 1778. Hutchins was geographer to the King, and later geographer to the Continental Congress. He possessed valuable information concerning the west, and especially of the Wabash valley. (Indiana State Library.)

47. Indiana Magazine of History. Volumes 11, 12, 13 and 14.

48. Jasper and Newton Counties, Indiana. Edited by Louis H. Hamilton, of Rensselaer, Indiana, and Judge William Darroch, of Kentland, Indiana. 1916.

49. Journals of Old Continental Congress. 1775 to 1788. These journals contain the proceedings relative to early Indian affairs, and show the early policy of the old Congress with reference to the Indian tribes, in the years just prior to Washington's administration. (Indiana State Library.)

50. Journal of the Treaty of Fort Wayne, of 1809. This is the official account of the transaction written by Peter Jones, Secretary to Governor Harrison. (Indiana State Library.)

51. Kent, James. Commentaries on American Law, Vol. I, Tenth Edition, 1860. Page 280, and note to page 281.

52. Law, John. History of Vincennes. Throws much light on events at Vincennes during the Harrison and Tecumseh Period. (Indiana State Library.)

53. Lindley, Harlow. Indiana as Seen by Early Travelers. 1916. A fine reference book. (Indiana State Library.)

54. Lossing, Benson J. Pictorial Field Book of the War of 1812. New York, 1869. Illustrated, and an excellent work.

55. Marshall, Chief Justice John. Opinion in Johnson and Graham's Lessee, vs. William, McIntosh. Eight Wheaton's Reports, 543. Found in United States Statutes at Large. Indian Treaties. Pages 1 to 8, both inclusive. 1856.

56. Marshall, Humphrey. The History of Kentucky. Frankfort, Ky., 1824. (Indiana State Library.)

57. Marshall County History, Indiana. McDonald. (Indiana State Library.)

58. Matson, N. Memories of Shaubena. Chicago, 1878. (Chicago Public Library.)

59. Michigan Pioneer and Historical Recollections. XIV and XXX. (Indiana State Library.)

60. McMaster, John Bach. A History of the People of the United States. New York, 1896.

61. McNemar, Richard. The Kentucky Revival-Shakerism. (Indiana State Library.)

62. Moore, Charles. The Northwest Under Three Flags. New York, 1900. (Indiana State Library.)

63. Montgomery, H. The Life of Major-General William H. Harrison, Ninth President of the United States. 1852.

64. Me-won-i-toc. By Solon Robinson. A peculiar work published in 1867, but giving some faithful sketches of conditions on the early prairies. The author shows some familiarity with the Battle of Tippecanoe, and the machinations of the British. It could not be counted, however, as a standard historical work, for the author has interwoven a fantastic tale with his recitals of history.

65. Naylor, Judge Isaac. Narrative of the Battle of Tippecanoe. In report of Tippecanoe Monument Commission of 1908, compiled by Alva O. Reser.

66. Pirtle, Capt. Alfred. Battle of Tippecanoe. Louisville, 1900. (Indiana State Library.)

67. Powell, Alexander E. Gentlemen Rovers. 1913.

68. Quaife, M. M. Fort Wayne in 1790. Indiana Historical Society Publications, No. 7, Vol. 7. This valuable pamphlet contains Henry Hay's Journal, first published by the Wisconsin Historical Society. (Indiana State Library.)

69. Report of Tippecanoe Monument Commission, 1908. Compiled by Alva O. Reser, Lafayette, Indiana.

70. Reynolds, Gov. John. My Own Times. 1855. (Chicago Public Library.)

71. Ridpath, John Clark. History of the United States.

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72. Roosevelt, Theodore. The Winning of the West. New York, 1889. A splendid narrative of western history.

73. Schoolcraft, H. R. Archives of Aboriginal Knowledge. (Indiana State Library.)

74. Schoolcraft, H. R. History, Condition and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States. 1847. Part V. (Indiana State Library.)

75. Smith, Col. James. An Account of the Remarkable Occurrences, etc., During His Captivity With the Indians, etc. Lexington, Ky., 1799. (Indiana State Library.)

76. Smith's Historical Sketches of Old Vincennes.

77. Sparks, Jared. The Life and Writings of George Washington. 1838. (Indiana State Library.)

78. Standard History of Elkhart County, Indiana. Abraham E. Weaver. (Indiana State Library.)

79. St. Clair Papers. Edited by William Henry Smith. Cincinnati, 1882. St. Clair's correspondence very valuable. (Indiana State Library.)

80. Stone, William L. Life of Joseph Brant-Thayendanegea. New York, 1838. (Indiana State Library.)

81. Switzler's History of Missouri. (Indiana State Library.)

82. United States Statutes at Large. Indian Treaties. 1856.

83. Vincennes Western Sun. A newspaper of the time of Harrison and Tecumseh, and later. Its old files are now in the Indiana State Library. A valuable source of information.

84. Wan-Bun, the Early Day in the Northwest. Mrs. J. H. Kinzie, 1855. (Indiana State Library.)

85. Whicker, John Wesley. Sketches of the Wabash Valley. Attica, Indiana, 1916.

86. White County History, Indiana. W. H. Hammelle. (Indiana State Library.)

87. Wilson, Thomas J. Address at Tippecanoe Battlefield. In Report of Tippecanoe Monument Commission of 1908.

88. Wilson's History of Dubois County, Indiana. (Indiana State Library.)

89. Young, Calvin M. Little Turtle. Greenville, Ohio, 1917. This book gives some local coloring to important historical events around Greenville and Fort Wayne.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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