Boone: A Biography (72 page)

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“
sing as loud as he could holler
” Ansel Goodman petition for Revolutionary War pension, October 29, 1832, DM11C28[2].

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Captured women were rarely affronted
Axtell, 310–11.

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“
a purgative ceremony by which
” Axtell, 313–14.

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Such an exhortation might last
Axtell, 314.

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“
In public office as in every
” Axtell, 321.

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On the other hand few Indians chose
James Axtell,
The Invasion Within
, 303; J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur,
Letters from an American Farmer
, 215.

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because they found Indian life to possess
” Axtell, 327.

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Many rescued and returned
Axtell, 309.

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“
Reason respects the differences
” Percy Bysshe Shelley, “A Defense of Poetry,” 783.

Eleven: Sheltowee, Son of Blackfish

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“
The hair of the head is plucked
” Peck, 73.

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“
stepp’d [to] one side
” Lyman Copeland Draper,
The Life of Daniel Boone
, 470–71.

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“
During our travels, the Indians
” John Filson,
The Discovery, Settlement, and Present State of Kentucke
, 64.

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Hamilton suggested that Boone tell
Draper, 471.

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“
Like the great hunter he was
” John Mack Faragher,
Daniel Boone
, 170.

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“
were treated by Governor Hamilton
” Filson, 64.

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By Boone’s account the people of the frontier
” Governor Hamilton to General Carlton, April 25, 1778, Haldimand Papers,
Michigan Historical Collections
, 9:435.

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“
Such a country could not well escape
” Draper, 473.

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“
No answered Blackfish,
” Draper, 474.

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“
Never did the Indians pursue
” Reuben Gold Thwaites,
Daniel Boone
, 165.

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“
At Chelicothe I spent my time
” Filson, 64–65.

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“
Grandfather Boone said he had a squaw
” Evira L. Coshow to Lyman Copeland Draper, March 14 and April 23, 1885, DM31C24[12–13].

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“
Should a maiden like the looks
” Thomas Wildcat Alford,
Civilization
, 67.

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“
But these are cases only
” Trowbridge, 32–33.

244
“
She helped her son get an erection
” C. F. Voegelin, John F. Yegerlehner, and Florence M. Robinett,
Shawnee Law
, 37.

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Too frequent sex was considered bad
Voegelin, Yegerlehner, and Robinett,
Shawnee Law
, 39.

244
Shawnee couples were not supposed to demonstrate
C. C. Trowbridge,
Shawnese Traditions
, 34.

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“
sex could be a way of fulfilling
” Carolyn Gilman, “A World of Women,” 46.

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“
He that is a good Hunter never
” John Lawson,
Lawson’s History of North Carolina
, 30, 195.

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For when a Person
” Lawson, 195.

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Perhaps he was lucky he came
” Voegelin, C. F., and E. W. Voegelin, “The Shawnee Female Deity in Historical Perspective,” 7.

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The bundles provide
” Voegelin, Yegerlehner, and Robinett, 18.

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gave access to the chaotic and deadly
” Gregory Evans Dowd,
A Spirited Resistance
, 10.

246
“
Daniel Boone evidently saw it
” John Sugden,
Blue Jacket
, 15.

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“
function as a prayer
” James H. Howard,
Shawnee!
, 397.

246
To the Shawnees springs were thought to be
Dowd, 11.

246
Any man taken in battle expected
Dowd, 14.

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The Shawnees had moved often
Colin G. Calloway,
The American Revolution in Indian Country
, 163.

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“
desecrated the spirituality of animals
” Stephen Aron, “Pigs and Hunters,” 189.

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skill in making butter and cheese
” Aron, 190.

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But many warriors felt the missionaries
Aron, 193.

247
This woman leader had the responsibility
Aron, 195.

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because some women were wiser than some men
” Calloway, 64.

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let her chickens roost
Draper interview with Isaiah Boone, 1846, DM19C76.

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“
Blackfish would also smooth out dirt
” Neal O. Hammon, ed.,
My Father, Daniel Boone
, 60.

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“
Blackfish would suck a lump
” Hammon, ed., 59.

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“
found the land, for a great extent
” Filson, 66.

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wanted to go and see his squaw and children
” Draper interview with Joseph Jackson, 1844, DM11C62[11].

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he really felt sorry
” Eligah Bryan to Draper, May 12, 1885, DM4C33[3–4].

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“
Jimmy Rogers said that the Indians
” Hammon, ed., 61.

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He bound the stock to the metal
Draper, 480.

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It had the very best lock
” Draper, 480.

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Boon said, the summer he was
” John Dabney Shane interview with John Gass, 1840s, DM11CC14.

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Dear Colonel:
” Draper, 497.

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used afterwards to say
” Draper, 481.

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The object of Boone, in this expedition
” Peck, 78.

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Everyone in the fort was then sure
” JDS interview with John Gass, 1840, DM11CC12.

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“
If you had only let me know I would have let you
” Draper, 500–501.

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“
It was you,” Moluntha said
Draper, 502; John Bradford,
The Voice of the Frontier
, 19.

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“
Well Boone, I have come to take
” Shane interview with Josiah Collins, 1840s, DM12CC74.

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“
Boon was blamed for this proposal
” Shane interview with John Gass, 1840s, DM11CC13.

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Boone asked for a show of hands
Shane interview with Jesse Daniel, ca. 1843, DM11CC94.

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“
I will kill the first man who
” Shane interview with Nathaniel Hart, Jr., ca. 1843–44, DM17CC198.

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Squire Boone added his voice
John Gass to Draper, December 1844, DM24C73[2].

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“
Well, well, I’ll die
” Draper, 501.

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“
Dress served as a potent symbol
” Elizabeth A. Perkins,
Border Life
, 88.

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“
I have brought forty horses
” Bradford, 19.

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“
He saw that the indns were getting angry
” Shane interview with John Gass, 1840s, DM11CC13.

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“
Fine squaws, fine squaws!
” Draper interview with Moses Boone, 1846, DM19C11.

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“
They took out the combs
” Evira L. Coshow to Draper, March 14, 1885, DM21C27.

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“
sounded grateful in our ears
” Filson, 69.

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as they would be more likely, two to one
” Draper, 505.

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They all met at the appointed place
” Daniel Bryan to Draper, February 27, 1843, DM22C5[15].

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“
Blackfish said that there was indians
” Daniel Bryan to Draper, February 27, 1843, DM22C5[15].

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By what right did you come and
” Draper, 506.

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That entirely alters the case
” Draper, 506.

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only submitting to the British authorities
” Peck, 82–83.

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That Boone and his friends should have
” Peck, 89.

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Brothers, we have made a long
” and “
when they were very loving
” Shane interview with John Gass, 1840s, DM11CC13.

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This stratagem to captivate the whites
” Shane interview with Josiah Collins, 1840s, DM12CC75.

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But treachery took place
” Hammon, ed., 67.

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in that manner gave the word go
” Daniel Bryan to Draper, February 27, 1843, DM22C5[16].

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Particular inquiries were made, by
” Peck, 84.

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As Father used to say, it was
” Hammon, ed., 68.

Twelve: Farthest Outpost of Rebellion

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“
No less than fourteen bullet
” Lyman Copeland Draper,
The Life of Daniel Boone
, 508.

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“
They shot into it from off both hills
” John Dabney Shane interview with John Gass, 1840s, DM11CC14.

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“
The determined defenders of Boonesborough
” Otis K. Rice,
Frontier Kentucky
, 96.

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Some wondered if the Shawnees had retreated
George W. Ranck,
Boones-borough
, 91.

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London’s gun refused to fire
Draper, 512.

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Bundrin died before daybreak
Draper, 512, 524n8.

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“
the fleshy part of her back
” Draper interview with Nathan and Olive Boone, 1851, DM6S142.

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“
I’ve no time to pray, goddamnit
” Shane interview with John Gass, 1840s, DM11CC13.

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“
They shot arrows, with powder
” Shane interview with John Gass, 1840s, DM11CC13.

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When the burning arrows hit roofs
Neal O. Hammon, ed.,
My Father
,
Daniel Boone
, 68.

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“
Why don’t you fire your big wooden gun
” Draper, 515.

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“
Come out and fight like men
” Draper, 513.

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for they might hurt [the Indians]
” Draper, 513.

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According to Draper, it was William Collins
Draper, 512. In other accounts it was William Hancock. Draper interview with Ephraim McLean, May 17, 1884, DM16C7[3–4].

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“
Pompey is dead
” Draper, 512.

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Such a fatal shot deterred
” Draper, 516–17.

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After the siege, signs of blood
” Draper, 517.

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“
Some unknown genius discovered
” Neal O. Hammon,
Daniel Boone and the Defeat at the Blue Licks
, 32–33.

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any article could be plainly seen
” Draper interview with Moses Boone, 1846, DM190D21-22.

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picked up 125 pounds of lead
Draper, 519.

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Why, they are our boys!
” Draper, 519.

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At least one cow that was led away
Draper, 518.

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if Boonesborough had fallen
Archibald Henderson,
The Conquest of the Old Southwest
, 276–77.

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“
Goddamn them,” he wrote
Daniel Bryan to Draper, ca. 1843, DM22C14[12].

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According to Trabue, the charges brought
Daniel Trabue,
Westward into Kentucky
, 63; Draper, 520.

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“
Capt. Daniel Boon sayed the reason he
” Trabue, 63.

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Boon after that time appeared alwaise to be
” Trabue, 64.

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With an emphatic nod of his head
” Draper, 524, DM11C76. Draper interview with John and Sarah Kenton McCord, 1851, DM5S80.

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“
The test of a first-rate intelligence
” F. Scott Fitzgerald,
The Crack-up
, 69.

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“
Boon never deserved anything of the country
” Shane interview with Jesse Daniel, ca. 1843, DM11CC94; Trabue, 172n47.

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The history of my going home
” Filson, 73.

Thirteen: With Chain and Compass

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could hardly get along the road for them
” John Dabney Shane interview with William Clinkenbeard, 1840s, DM11CC55.

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Tories did believe their chances of survival were
Ted Franklin Belue,
The Hunters of Kentucky
, 130.

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“
The right of preemption to four hundred acres
” Otis K. Rice,
Frontier Kentucky
, 119.

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“
which according to the statute,
” Mary K. Bonsteel Tachau, “Land Claims, Early,” 535.

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a “pauper warrant
” Neal O. Hammon, “Settlers, Land Jobbers, and Outlyers,” 254.

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“
By September 1779 Daniel had little choice
” Belue, 130.

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As it turned out, they never were recovered
John Bakeless,
Daniel Boone
, 241; Kathryn Weiss, “Two Swivel Guns,” 11–15.

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“
but much less so than the capture by
” Peter Houston notes, May 2, 1842, DM20C84[15].

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Apparently Boone himself reached Logan’s Station
” Neal O. Hammon and Wilson Zaring, “What Is Wrong with the Peter Houston Story?” 3.