Letter : Racine, [Wis.], to John [Harris] Kinzie, [Chicago, Ill.], 1839 June 1.

Newberry Library

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The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

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Gordon, Eleanor Lytle Kinzie, 1835-1917.

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Eleanor Kinzie Gordon, daughter of John H. Kinzie, was born in 1835 and raised in Chicago. Gordon later moved to Savannah, Ga. and became involved in a variety of philanthropic causes. She also authored several books including Lieutenant Helm's Account of the Fort Dearborn Massacre. Gordon died in Savannah in 1917. From the description of Letters, 1912 Mar. 6-May 30. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 37841256 ...

Kinzie, John, 1763-1828

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Born in Quebec,1763; trader with Native Americans in Detroit until after War of 1812. Until 1796, his affiliations were British. Located in Chicago in 1804. Was a trader who accumulated considerable wealth, but lost most of his property in War of 1812. From 1804 until his death in 1828, he lived in Chicago, saving the years 1812-16 when, with no garrison in Chicago, his family found refuge in Detroit. In 1798 Kinzie married Eleanor McKillip. MMQ. (from Sketches of members of Kinzie family in Ill...

Moore, James, of Racine (Wis.)

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Ouilmette, Antoine, 1760-1841

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Early resident of Chicago and first settler of Wilmette and Evanston. Born near Montreal, Canada, Ouilmette came to Chicago in 1790 and worked for John Kinzie. Sometime after 1826 and prior to 1829, Ouilmette moved to Gross Point (Evanston-Wilmette area) inhabiting land ceded to his Indian wife in the 1829 treaty with the Pottawatomi at Praire du Chien. From the description of Letter : Racine, [Wis.], to John [Harris] Kinzie, [Chicago, Ill.], 1839 June 1. (Ne...

Kinzie, John Harris, 1803-1865.

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John H. Kinzie, Indian agent and trader, was the son of Chicago pioneer John Kinzie. Before settling in Chicago in 1834, Kinzie served as private secretary to Lewis Cass, territorial governor of Michigan. Later he was an Indian subagent (Prairie du Chien Agency) at Fort Winnebago, Wisc. from 1828-1833. From the description of Life of the honbl. Hoo-wan-nee-kaw or Little Elk, [1912]. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 37824736 ...

Kinzie, John, 1763-1828

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Born in Quebec,1763; trader with Native Americans in Detroit until after War of 1812. Until 1796, his affiliations were British. Located in Chicago in 1804. Was a trader who accumulated considerable wealth, but lost most of his property in War of 1812. From 1804 until his death in 1828, he lived in Chicago, saving the years 1812-16 when, with no garrison in Chicago, his family found refuge in Detroit. In 1798 Kinzie married Eleanor McKillip. MMQ. (from Sketches of members of Kinzie family in Ill...