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Genl Tipton enter land at Congress price a year >
The sentence [illegible] through the [illegible] of Battle Ground
it became necessary to purchase a section of land to secure
the whole of the Battlefield. Genl Tipton was an ensign under the
[crossed out the end of crossed out] command of Capt Spencer in the battle,[crossed out and end] He [this is part of the above line] purchased the
land for the purpose of preserving it as a sacred and holy spot, and
intended to have enclosed it and erected a monument to commemorate
the event of this important action.
But the state being ambitious to possess it – and Govn. Noble
when. I believe was instructed by the Legislatures to make
application to Senator Tipton and to assertain [ascertain] upon terms
he would yield it to the state – Genl Tipton generaly [generally]
conceded of to the state with the consideration that the
that a monument should be erected over the graves of the buried [crossed out and
[illegible] graves of the [illegible] should be preserved end of crossed]
an enclosure should be made and the timber should
be preserved.
At what period was the enclosure put there?
The bones were collected in /28 and interred with the honors of war
as an elegant address on that [illegible] occassion [occasion] was able
by Mr. Harrison. The Indians after the battle disinterred
the bodies, and for several years, bones of the fallen were scattered
indiscriminately upon the field.
Two coffins – presented by the citizens one was covered with black cloth
decorated with [illegible] nails – one of cherry plain.
Object Description
TCHA Identification Number | 2-29(15) |
Purdue Identification Number | GWb2f29i15 |
Title | Items relative to the Tippecanoe Battle Ground etc. |
Creators |
Winter, George, 1810-1876 |
Description | "Items relative to the Tippecanoe Battle Ground etc. (title from verso) AMs, 1 p. General Tipton (who had been an ensign under Capt. Spencer in the Battle of Tippecanoe) purchased the Battle Ground to preserve it, planning to enclose it and erect a monument. The state approached him with the intention of acquiring the site, and he donated it to the state with the condition that it be enclosed. The bones of the dead were collected in 1828 and reinterred ceremoniously. The buried bodies had been disturbed by Indians. |
Subjects |
Tippecanoe Battlefield (Battle Ground, Ind.) Tipton, John, 1786-1839 |
Repository | Tippecanoe County Historical Association |
Rights Statement | Images in the George Winter Collection should not be used without written permission from the Tippecanoe County Historical Association. To obtain reproduction rights and prices, contact the Tippecanoe County Historical Association at info@tippecanoehistory.org |
Extent of Original | 1 p. ; 25 cm. |
Language | eng |
Collection | George Winter Collection |
Date Digitized | 08/07/2006 |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Capture Device | Epson Expression 10000XL Photo Scanner |
Capture Details | Silverfast 6.4.1 r8c by Lazersoft |
Resolution | 300 ppi |
Color Depth | 24 bit |
Color Management | Monaco EZcolor using an IT8 target |
Description
Title | page01 |
Repository | Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries |
Rights Statement | Images in the George Winter Collection should not be used without written permission from the Tippecanoe County Historical Association. To obtain reproduction rights and prices, contact the Tippecanoe County Historical Association at info@tippecanoehistory.org |
Language | eng |
Collection | George Winter Collection |
Transcript |
Genl Tipton enter land at Congress price a year > The sentence [illegible] through the [illegible] of Battle Ground it became necessary to purchase a section of land to secure the whole of the Battlefield. Genl Tipton was an ensign under the [crossed out the end of crossed out] command of Capt Spencer in the battle,[crossed out and end] He [this is part of the above line] purchased the land for the purpose of preserving it as a sacred and holy spot, and intended to have enclosed it and erected a monument to commemorate the event of this important action. But the state being ambitious to possess it – and Govn. Noble when. I believe was instructed by the Legislatures to make application to Senator Tipton and to assertain [ascertain] upon terms he would yield it to the state – Genl Tipton generaly [generally] conceded of to the state with the consideration that the that a monument should be erected over the graves of the buried [crossed out and [illegible] graves of the [illegible] should be preserved end of crossed] an enclosure should be made and the timber should be preserved. At what period was the enclosure put there? The bones were collected in /28 and interred with the honors of war as an elegant address on that [illegible] occassion [occasion] was able by Mr. Harrison. The Indians after the battle disinterred the bodies, and for several years, bones of the fallen were scattered indiscriminately upon the field. Two coffins – presented by the citizens one was covered with black cloth decorated with [illegible] nails – one of cherry plain. |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Capture Device | Epson Expression 10000XL Photo Scanner |
Capture Details | Silverfast 6.4.1 r8c by Lazersoft |
Color Depth | 24 bit |
Color Management | Monaco EZcolor using an IT8 target |
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