Autobiography of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black Hawk

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Sauk chief Black Hawk. Autobiography of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black Hawk

Autobiography of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black Hawk

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ORIGINAL DEDICATION

NE-KA-NA-WEN

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BLACK HAWK

BLACK HAWK'S TOWER

MR. GRAHAM'S SPEECH

STARTS FOR A NEW HOME

BLACK HAWK'S LAST VISIT

BLACK HAWK'S REMOVAL TO THE DES MOINES RIVER

THE BLACK HAWK WAR

PREFACE

FOX MURDERERS WANTED

APPENDIX

AT YELLOW BANKS

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Sauk chief Black Hawk

Published by Good Press, 2019

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Sometime afterwards a boat came up the river with a young American chief, at that time Lieutenant, and afterwards General Pike, and a small party of soldiers aboard. The boat at length arrived at Rock river and the young chief came on shore with his interpreter. He made us a speech and gave us some presents, in return for which we gave him meat and such other provisions as we could spare.

We were well pleased with the speech of the young chief. He gave us good advice and said our American father would treat us well. He presented us an American flag which we hoisted. He then requested us to lower the British colors, which were waving in the air, and to give him our British medals, promising to send others on his return to St: Louis. This we declined to do as we wished to have two fathers.

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