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Farewell of the Potawatomi on Lake Street 1835
A vivid Chicago account recalls the August 1835 farewell dance of the Potawatomi on Lake Street near Fort Dearborn. Judge John D. Caton and Milo Quaife describe the scene of heat and terror, the treaty terms, and the tribe’s removal westward, with references to notable chiefs like Shabbona and Metea.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Verbead
Lake Street
Chicago
Chicago River
Council House
Fort
Milo M. Quaife
Old Northwest
Lake and
Market Streets
Mark Beaublen
Sauganash
Supreme Court of
Ilinois
John D. Caton
Irving
Pottawatomie
Caton
Quaife
Kansas
Oklahoma
Lake Huron
Fondlac
North America
Great Britain
Fort Dearborn
United States
Makahta-penashe
Black Bird
Dearborn
Winamac
Spembalawba
Pesotum
William Wells
Topinabee
Metea
Big Foot
Lake Geneva
Wis
Shabbona
Shabonee