Taken prisoner by Shawanese
Document 1794The author was a pack-horseman at Fort Recovery aged 17 years and taken prisoner by the Shawanese Indians, along with two others. Neill was then taken to a British fort at the Miami, then to Detroit and Michilimackinac. 1,500 Indians and whites were involved in the attack of Fort Recovery.
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The author was a pack-horseman at Fort Recovery aged 17 years and taken prisoner by the Shawanese Indians, along with two others. Neill was then taken to a British fort at the Miami, then to Detroit and Michilimackinac. 1,500 Indians and whites were involved in the attack of Fort Recovery.
Date
10/21/1794
Author
Recipient
Collection
Document number
1794102140200
Notable persons
Henry Knox
James Neill
pack-horseman
Elliott
Williams
Indians
prisoner
Peter Keil
Cherry
British
officers
Colonel England
rangers
whites
Captain Doyle
Arthur St. Clair
Shawanese
Ottawas
Anthony Wayne
John Graves Simcoe
Notable locations
Beardstown
Kentucky
Fort Recovery
Britain
Miami
Detroit
Michilimackinac
Niagara
Roche de Bout
Miami River
Notable items
horses
fort