1814 Niles Weekly Register (SC-291)

Collection consists of one issue (April 9, 1814, No. 6, Vol. VI) of the Niles Weekly Register. The Niles Weekly Register was one of the most widely read newspapers of its day and provides a great deal of primary source documentation on the War of 1812. This issue is significant in that on page 102, there is an article detailing the federal government’s attempt to enlist Native American tribes in Ohio to fight against the British. It mentions Dayton, Piqua, Blue Jacket and Tecumseh.

This edition of Niles’ Weekly Register, from April 9, 1814, provides public documents such as reports written by War of 1812 officers. It also reports events of the preceding week. The work mostly focuses on the War of 1812, but there are also sections about the events in Congress, events of Pennsylvania’s congress, as well as several miscellaneous articles about Europe and Russian events. Page 102 features a letter from John Johnston, Agent for Indian affairs at Piqua, Ohio, describing negotiations to ask Native American tribes in Ohio to join Americans to fight the British. Mentioned are Dayton, Piqua, Tecumseh, and Blue Jacket.