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Col. Boone -- Early Ky Exploration.
1769
noise, & raising his head & looking behind saw the glittering of the rising sun on the Indians guns -- & saw the Indians just descending the brow of the hill towards them, the Indian party, or nearly the whole, galloping on horseback,-- & too near to allow Boone & Stewart to attempt escape. The Indians came up with cheerful countenances, no sounds of anger, but whooping & laughing, as though they were making sport of Boone & Stewart as not being sufficiently smart to evade them. Taking one of the bells from the horses, they fastened it around Boone’s neck & made him run around and jingle it, saying in broken English derisively, “steal horse, ha?” It is not remembered by Col. N Boone that Boone & Stewart were closely confined by day —- at liberty, but closely watched; but at night were confined between Indians & perhaps fastened, or a cord or tug stretched over the prisoners & the Indians on each side of them, as all were lying at rest, so the latter could feel any movement
Object Description
| Document Number | AJ-159 |
| Document URL | http://www.americanjourneys.org/aj-159/ |
| Document Title | Recollections on Daniel Boone's First Journey to Kentucky, 1769 |
| Author | Boone, Nathan, 1781-1856 |
| Contributor | Draper, Lyman Copeland, 1815-1891 (compiler) |
| Document Source | Draper Manuscripts: Draper's Notes, 6 S 44-68, Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2003 |
| Print / Download PDF Version | http://www.americanjourneys.org/aj-159/print/ |
| Read Background | http://www.americanjourneys.org/aj-159/summary/ |
| Notes | Boone's recollections were recorded by Lyman Copeland Draper in the fall of 1851 during a visit to Boone's home in Greene County, Missouri. |
| Genre | manuscript; interview; memoir; |
| Page Type | text |
| Language | English |
| Region / Country | Southeast; |
| State / Province | Kentucky |
| Event Date | 1769-1770 |
| Ethnicity | American; Indian; |
| Indian Tribe | Shawnee; Cherokee; |
| Key Persons & Places | Daniel Boone; Squire Boone; John Stewart; Kentucky River; Licking River; John Finley; Alexander Neeley; Big Lick; |
| Encounters | contact / meeting; |
| Social Relations | Indian-white relations; white attitudes; |
| Life Stages | death; |
| Daily Life | humor; |
| Politics | warfare & battles; captivity; |
| Economics | hunting; fur trade; |
| Digital Format | xml |
| Digital Identifier | AJ-159 |
| Copyright & Access | © Copyright 2003 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin). For further information see http://www.americanjourneys.org/rights/ |
Description
| Document Number | AJ-159 |
| Document URL | http://www.americanjourneys.org/aj-159/ |
| Document Title | Recollections on Daniel Boone's First Journey to Kentucky, 1769 |
| Author | Boone, Nathan, 1781-1856 |
| Contributor | Draper, Lyman Copeland, 1815-1891 (compiler) |
| Document Page | 49 |
| Document Source | Draper Manuscripts: Draper's Notes, 6 S 44-68, Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2003 |
| Print / Download PDF Version | http://www.americanjourneys.org/aj-159/print/ |
| Read Background | http://www.americanjourneys.org/aj-159/summary/ |
| Notes | Boone's recollections were recorded by Lyman Copeland Draper in the fall of 1851 during a visit to Boone's home in Greene County, Missouri. |
| Genre | manuscript; interview; memoir; |
| Page Type | text |
| Language | English |
| Region / Country | Southeast; |
| State / Province | Kentucky |
| Event Date | 1769 |
| Ethnicity | American; Indian; |
| Daily Life | humor; |
| Politics | captivity; |
| Digital Format | jpeg |
| Digital Identifier | AJ-159-0006 |
| Copyright & Access | © Copyright 2003 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin). For further information see http://www.americanjourneys.org/rights/ |
| Full Text |
Col. Boone -- Early Ky Exploration. 1769 noise, & raising his head & looking behind saw the glittering of the rising sun on the Indians guns -- & saw the Indians just descending the brow of the hill towards them, the Indian party, or nearly the whole, galloping on horseback,-- & too near to allow Boone & Stewart to attempt escape. The Indians came up with cheerful countenances, no sounds of anger, but whooping & laughing, as though they were making sport of Boone & Stewart as not being sufficiently smart to evade them. Taking one of the bells from the horses, they fastened it around Boone’s neck & made him run around and jingle it, saying in broken English derisively, “steal horse, ha?” It is not remembered by Col. N Boone that Boone & Stewart were closely confined by day —- at liberty, but closely watched; but at night were confined between Indians & perhaps fastened, or a cord or tug stretched over the prisoners & the Indians on each side of them, as all were lying at rest, so the latter could feel any movement |