How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X

Detroit, ca. October 16, 1813. One sheet, 10 1/4 x 8 in. (260 x 203 mm). True copy of a proclamation by order of General William Henry Harrison, in the hand of his aide Charles Stewart Todd, signed by him at conclusion. In part: "An armistice having been concluded between the United States and the Tribes of Indians called Miamies, Potawatomis, Weas, Eel River Miamis, Ottoways, Chippeways, and Wyandot to continue until the pleasure of the former shall be known. I do hereby make known the same to all whom it may concern. This Armistice is preparatory to a general council...the different tribes...have been permitted to retire to their hunting grounds...if they behave themselves peaceably...I exhort our citizens living upon the frontiers to respect the terms of the said armistice..." Creasing from old folds; moderately toned; scattered tape stains.

Manuscript copy of the proclamation of armistice issued by future President William Henry Harrison, following his victory over British forces and a confederation of their Indian allies at the Battle of the Thames, on October 5, 1813. Harrison's victory at the Battle of the Thames resulted in American forces taking back Detroit from British control. Perhaps the most consequential result of the battle was the death of Shawnee Chief Tecumseh, leader of the British allied Indian confederation, which afterwards was dissolved.