Examination of a Shawanese prisoner
Document 1794Examination of a Shawnee prisoner taken by Captain Wells near the foot of the Rapids. Interrogates the prisoner on the position of the British and their numbers, which are allegedly about 200 men, at work at a fort at least four "great guns." Asks about Indian numbers as well.
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Examination of a Shawnee prisoner taken by Captain Wells near the foot of the Rapids. Interrogates the prisoner on the position of the British and their numbers, which are allegedly about 200 men, at work at a fort at least four "great guns." Asks about Indian numbers as well.
Date
08/11/1794
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Document number
1794081190000
Notable persons
Captain Wells
prisoner
Indians
Shawanee
Colonel McKee
British
warriors
army
Delawares
Miamies
Miami
tribes
Wyandots
Tawas
Captain Elliot
troops
Notable locations
Rapids
Detroit
Britain
Notable items
fort
fortification
guns