Daily Archives: March 14, 2011

History of the Butterfly, Part 88: 1829 and 1830

“When the Indians departed from Saukenuk in September, 1829, Keokuk had assured Forsyth that neither he nor any of this followers would return in the spring.  The Watchful Fox was quite despondent.  At the direction of the Sac Chiefs he … Continue reading

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