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The History of the Butterfly, Part 139: The Death of General Street
In May of 1840 General Joseph Montfort Street died. General Street had been Indian Agent to the Sacs and Foxes, and by all accounts had looked out for the interests of the Indians. He had a close friendship with Wapello … Continue reading
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The History of the Butterfly, Part 136: The Death of Black Hawk
From Stevens, 1903: “Black Hawk’s cabin stood about one hundred feet from the north bank of the Des Moines River, a few rods from that of Mr. James H. Jordan, the agent. Near it, on the sloping bank, stood two … Continue reading
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The History of the Butterfly, Part 134: The Founding of Agency City
The treaty signed by Poweshiek, Keokuk, and a number of the other chiefs of the Sacs and Foxes required the groups of Meskwaki living near what became Iowa City to relocate within a year. It gave Keokuk’s group of Sac … Continue reading
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The History of the Butterfly, Part 132: “Ross Can Come Back Now.”
The early settlers in the Iowa City area had frequent interactions with the Indians. Sometimes those interactions were positive—shared meals, care for women in childbirth. Sometimes the interactions took on a darker character. Asa Gregg was an early settler who … Continue reading
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The History of the Butterfly, Part 130: A New Treaty
The visit that the Sauk and Fox Indians made to Washington resulted in a new land cessation treaty. The tan double triangle area was what was ceded. Poweshiek’s village was near Iowa City at the time–Poweshiek lived in that area for … Continue reading
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The History of the Butterfly, Part 119: A Letter From General Street
The Niles Weekly Register was a newspaper that published information from a number of sources. On February 4, 1837 it published a letter that had been made available for publication by the Congressional Globe, the official paper of Congress. This … Continue reading
The History of the Butterfly, Part 110: Pow-E-Shiek
No comprehensive history of Chief Poweshiek exists. There are a number of historical writings that mention him, however. You may remember that Poweshiek became a chief by default, when a number of the Meskawki leaders were massacred by Sioux warriors … Continue reading
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History of the Butterfly, Part 79: Catlin on Keokuk
“From Dubuque, I descended the river on a steamer, with my bark canoe laid on its deck, and my wife was my companion, to Camp Des Moines, from whence I am now writing. After arriving at this place, which is … Continue reading
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The History of the Butterfly, Part 78: Keokuk
There is a city in the extreme southeast part of Iowa named for Keokuk. There is also a Keokuk county, located in the south east quarter of the state. I would guess that most Iowans know there was a Chief … Continue reading
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The History of the Butterfly, Part 77: Keokuck
To quote from Marston in Morse, 1822: “The males of each nation of the Sauks and Foxes, are separated into two grand divisions, called Kish-co-quah and Osh-kosh: to each there is a head, called War chief. As soon as the … Continue reading
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