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A Negro servant grapples with an Indian attacker, Crab Orchard, 1782.
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| Title | A Negro servant grapples with an Indian attacker, Crab Orchard, 1782. |
| Description | "In the course of the year 1782, a party of savages approached a house near what was commonly entitled the 'Crab Orchard,' in the close vicinity of one of the Kentucky stations. The only occupants, on this occasion, were a woman, with three children, and a negro servant. One of the Indians went into the house, and rushed towards the negro, while a little girl instantly closed the door between him and the remainder of the party. The negro grappled with the Indian, and threw him down. The woman seized an axe, and killed him with a well-directed blow on the head." |
| Date | 1835 |
| Places | Crab Orchard (Ky.)
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| Subjects | Frontier & pioneer life
Forts & fortifications
Indians of North America
African Americans
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| Creator | Lilly, Lambert -- Author
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| Type | Rare Book |
| Format | jpg; orig. woodcut, hand colored |
| Accession Num. | RB 917.3 H395.p114 |
| Source | Graphics from the KHS Rare Books Collection
The history of the Western States, Illustrated by Tales, Sketches and Anecdotes, RB 917.3 H395
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| Project | KHS Collections Sampler
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| Rights | This file may be downloaded for personal or classroom use. All other uses require permission from the Kentucky Historical Society. Follow link to Rights & Reproductions for more information. |
| Date Added | 2005-03-02 |
| Added By | MWinter |
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