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Indian Treaty Of Greenville, 1795

Painting depicting the Indian Treaty of Greenville, 1795. Oil on canvas. Artist is believed to be an Officer of General Anthony Wayne's staff and completed in 1795. Principal figures are believed to be as follows: General Anthony Wayne, 1745-1796, the officer, front view, with epaulets on shoulders, standing near Chief Little Turtle; William Henry Harrison, 1773-1841, a subordinate officer, standing to the right of General Wayne; Captain William Wells, officer kneeling and acting as the interpreter and transcribing the Indian's speech; Little Turtle, the great Miami Chief, talking to General Wayne; 'Tarke the Crane' Wyandotte Chief, Priest and Keeper of the great Calumet, or Pipe of Peace. (Photo by Chicago History Museum/Getty Images)

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