Trail of Tears October 24 & 25, 1838

 Potawatomi Trail of Death - Entries from the diary of Jesse C. Douglas, Enrolling Agent under General Tipton, 25 Oct. 1838:

"Camped near Snowden's farm. Town of Richmond's request for assistance against possible attack by Mormons was turned down." 

Painting of Me-te-A by Samuel Seymour. Chief Metea or Me-te-a was one of the principal chiefs of the Potawatomi and frequently acted as spokesman at treaty councils. His village, Muskwawasepotan, was located on the St. Joseph River near the present-day town of Cedarville, Indiana.




Potawatomi Trail of Death - Diary of William Polke, 24 Oct. 1838:

“This morning before leaving camp a quantity of shoes were distributed among the indigent and barefooted Indians, the weather being too severe for marching without a covering to the feet.”

“At eight o’clock we left Thomas’ encampment, and at 12 reached Carrollton, near which place we are now encamped. Distance 12 miles. Nothing occurred on the way. The cold was intense on the prairies.”

“The country through which we passed today is very much excited. Nothing is heard—nothing is talked of but the Mormons and the difficulties between them and the citizens of upper Missouri. Carrollton is nightly guarded by its citizens.”

“Shaw-A-Gaa or The White Dog’s Son, Pottawatomie Chief" painted by James Otto Lewis at Green Bay 1827 Treaty.



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