Delaware materials, John Gottlieb Ernestus Heckewelder papers
Culture:
Lenape includes: Lenni-Lenape, Delaware
Language: English
Date: April 15, 1847
Contributor: Heckewelder, Johanna Maria
Subject: Politics and government | Government relations | Ohio--History | Moravians | Missions | Pennsylvania--History
Type: Text
Genre: Correspondence
Extent: 4 pages
Description: Photocopy of letter to Lyman Copeland Draper. Original in the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Concerning certain Indian leaders and other topics as noted and discussed in her father's papers. Individuals mentioned include Simon, chief of the Girlys [possibly a reference to Simon Girty]; Delaware chief Shingash; Delaware chief Captain Pipe or Hopocan [or Hopokan, aka Konieschquanoheel], who led the Wolf clan; Machingwe Pushas, Hopocan's successor [possibly means Hockingpomska]; and Gelelemend, aka John Killbuck, Jr., leader of the Turtle clan and successor to White Eyes, aka Koquethagechton. Other topics include Indian-white relations in Pennsylvania (particularly relating to Delawares) and the murders of Christian Delawares at the Moravian mission town of Gnadenhutten by David Williamson and his men.
Collection: John Gottlieb Ernestus Heckewelder papers Mss.B.H35