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Identifier: annalsofiowa09howe_0 (find matches)
Title: Annals of Iowa
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Howe, Samuel Storrs, 1808-1888 Parvin, Theodore Sutton, 1817-1901 Lloyd, Frederick Huff, Sanford W Aldrich, Charles, 1828-1908 Harlan, Edgar Rubey, 1869-1941 Iowa. Division of Historical Museum and Archives State Historical Society of Iowa Iowa. Historical Dept Iowa. Historical, Memorial, and Art Dept
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Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
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nd the scabbard and hilt of the swordwere destroyed or lost in the ruins, and nothing now remainsof it but the fire-scarred blade, which is shown by the ac-companying illustration. Mr. Hinkle obtained it from the lodge in 1889. In Mr. Hinkles possession is the account book of Mr. Jor-dan, his grandfather, kept by him in lowaville in 1833, andyears following, and in which are entered many accountsagainst the Indians, then on their reservation near lowaville. On the first page appears an account against the IndianChief Keokuk, of date October 1st, 1833. Some of it is notvery legible. One item is for a strowd (proper spellingStroud) which perhaps everybody may not know is a coarseblanket used by the Indians. The breech clouts, tomahawksand powder horns need no definition. It seems that Keokuk also purchased at one time 45 hand-kerchiefs at 75c each. Just what the old fellow needed of somany handkerchiefs is not apparent, as it was generally sup-posed that he did not have that many wives.
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Page of account with the Indians.From the collection of James H. Jordan of lowaville. THE SWORD OF RF.ACK HAWK 523 It will also be noticed that whiskey was then only $1.00a gallon, but that was before the days of the Civil Warrevenue tax. The last item in the account is a blanket for Jake West,who was a half-breed famous among other things for havinga hand almost as large as that of Divine Providence, andfeet which would crowd each other in the narrow way. Aportion of his history I wrote up some years ago in TheKeosaiiqtia Republican. This half-breeds name was reallyChequest, and a creek near lowaville was named after him,but his name became corrupted to Jake West. The second page shows a purchase in 1835 by a bunch ofIndians, but the items are not given. Its principal featureof interest is the names of the Indians, among which againappears that of Keokuk. There are a good many pages of the account book showingpurchases by many other Indians, whose names are given, butthey do not seem

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