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In this letter to C.L. Phifer, editor of the Kansas City Kansan, William E. Connelley writes about Shawnee prophet Ten-squa-ta-wa (also known as La-u-le-was-I-kaw). Connelley explains that Ten-squa-ta-wa was at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811, and was with the Shawnees when they moved to the area that soon became Kansas.
Creator: Connelley, William Elsey, 1855-1930
Date: December 25, 1923
Item Number: 219770
Call Number: Indian History Coll. #590, Box 7, Folder: Shawnee-Shawnee Prophet
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 219770
Collections - Manuscript - Indian History
Date - 1920s - 1923
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs - Agencies - Kansas State Historical Society
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - American Indians - Tribes - Shawnee
People - American Indians - Tribes - Sioux
People - Notable Kansans - Blue Jacket, Charles, 1817-1897
People - Notable Kansans - Connelley, William E, 1855-1930
People - Notable Kansans - McCoy, Isaac, 1784-1846
People - Notable Kansans - Tenskwatawa, Shawnee Prophet
Places - Cities and towns - Kansas City
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Counties - Wyandotte
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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