Revolution spoke figuratively of having “placed the Shawnees in their
laps.”
Footnote 9:
This information is derived from a communication in the Archaeological
American, written in 1819, by Colonel John Johnston, then Indian
agent, and located at Piqua, Ohio.
Footnote 10:
It was from the fact of these that the Indian village and the present
town of Piqua, Miami County, derived their names. The name Pickaway,
which has been given to one of the older counties of Ohio, but which
was originally applied to the “plains” within its limits, is a
corruption of Piqua.
Footnote 11:
William Henry Harrison and other eminent authorities pay the highest
tribute to the valor of the Wyandot warriors, and give abundant proofs
of their assertions.
Footnote 12:
The writer is indebted to ‘The Arthur St. Clair Papers’ for this
information as well as for many other facts given in this article.
Footnote 13:
From William F. Poole’s article in the _North American Review_ for
April, 1876.
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