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

Author: Black Hawk

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Last Updated: February 4, 2013

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AUTOBIOGRAPHY

OF

MA-KA-TAI-ME-SHE-KIA-KIAK,

OR

BLACK HAWK,

EMBRACING THE TRADITIONS OF HIS NATION, VARIOUS WARS IN WHICH HE HAS BEEN ENGAGED, AND HIS ACCOUNT

OF THE CAUSE AND GENERAL HISTORY OF THE

BLACK HAWK WAR OF 1832,

His Surrender, and Travels Through the United States.

DICTATED BY HIMSELF.

ANTOINE LECLAIR, U. S. INTERPRETER.

J.B. PATTERSON, EDITOR AND AMANUENSIS.

ROCK ISLAND. ILLINOIS, 1833.

ALSO

LIFE, DEATH AND BURIAL OF THE OLD CHIEF, TOGETHER WITH A History of the Black Hawk War,

By J.B. PATTERSON, OQUAWKA, ILL, 1882.

Copyrighted by J.B. PATTERSON, 1882.

AS A TOKEN OF HIGH REGARD,

I DEDICATE THIS VOLUME

TO MY FRIEND,

HON. BAILEY DAVENPORT,

OF ROCK ISLAND, ILL.

AFFIDAVIT.

DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, SS. B , N,

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Given under my hand, at the Sac and Fox agency, the day and date above

written. ANTOINE LE CLAIR,

U.S. Interpreter for the Sacs and Foxes.

ORIGINAL DEDICATION.

BLACK HAWKS TOWER.


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MR. GRAHAMS SPEECH.

STARTS FOR A NEW HOME.

BLACK HAWKS LAST VISIT

BLACK HAWKS REMOVAL TO THE DES MOINES RIVER.

THE BLACK HAWK WAR.

PREFACE.

FO MURDERERS WANTED.

APPENDI.

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designated, taking with them one woman, and were met by the Menonomees

and Sioux, near the Wisconsin and killed, all except one man. Having

understood that the whole matter was published shortly after it

occurred, and is known to the white people, I will say no more about it.

I would here remark, that our pastimes and sports had been laid aside

for two years. We were a divided people, forming two parties. Keokuk

being at the head of one, willing to barter our rights merely for the

good opinion of the whites, and cowardly enough to desert our village

to them. I was at the head of the other division, and was determined to

hold on to my village, although I had been ordered to leave it. But, I

considered, as myself and band had no agency in selling our county, and

that, as provision had been made in the treaty, for us all to remain

on it as long as it belonged to the United States, that we could not be

forced away. I refused therefore to quit my village. It was here that I

was born, and here lie the bones of many friends and relations. For

this spot I felt a sacred reverence, and never could consent to leave itwithout being forced therefrom.

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FIGHT AT APPLE RIVER FORT.

Capt. A.W. Snyder's Company, of Col. Henry's Regiment, was detailed

to guard the country between Galena and Fox and Rock rivers, and was

surprised on the night of the 17th of June, while encamped in the

vicinity of Burr Oak Grove. His sentinels, while on duty, were fired

upon by Indians, who did not deem it prudent to continue the attack, but

immediately fled. As soon as it was light enough next morning to follow

their trail, Capt. Snyder started with his company, but on reaching

their camp, found that they had fled on his approach. He redoubled his

speed and continued on their trail until he overtook them. Finding that

there was no escape, the Indians got into a deep gully for protection,but were soon surrounded, when Capt. Snyder ordered his men to charge

upon them. The Indians fired as they approached and mortally wounded one

of his men, Mr. William B. Mekemson, a brave volunteer from St. Clair

county, (whose father's family afterwards settled in this, Henderson

county, all of whom, except one brother, Andrew, a highly respected

Christian gentleman, have, long since, gone to meet their kinsman in

another world.) Mr. M. being unable to ride, a rude litter was made and

men detailed to carry him back to camp, at Kellogg's Grove. The company

had not proceeded far before they were attacked by about seventy-five

Indians, and two men, Scott and McDaniel, killed, and a Mr. Cornelius

wounded. The company was soon formed into line by the aid of Gen.

Whiteside, who was then acting merely as a private, and using the

precaution of Indians, each man got behind a tree, and the battle waxed

furiously for sometime without any serious results, until the Indian

commander was seen to fall, from the well directed aim of Gen.Whiteside's rifle. Having now no leader the Indians ingloriously fled,

but for some reason were not pursued. Our reporter, however, said that

most of the company refused, for the reason that the second term of

their enlistment had expired, and they were anxious to be mustered out

of service, although the officers were eager to pursue.

The company then commenced their march to camp, and on approaching

the litter on which Mekemson lay, found that the Indians had cut off his

head and rolled it down the hill. Soon after, Major Riley, with a small

force of regulars, came up, and after consultation with Capt. Snyder,

it was deemed best not to follow the retreating Indians, as their route

probably led to the main army of Black Hawk.

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