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Thomas Rideout Narrative of the Capture by the Shawnee Indians

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Title	Thomas Rideout Narrative of the Capture by the Shawnee Indians
Subject	American Indians in Ohio Indian captivities
Place	Ohio (entire state)
Description	George Rideout published this handwritten account, Narrative of the Capture by the Shawnee Indians of Thomas Rideout. It relates the experiences of his father Thomas Rideout, who was held captive by the Shawnee Indians. In 1787, Rideout, an Englishman, was traveling to the Ohio River region to collect debts owed to him. In 1788, he was captured by the Shawnees and, aided by sympathetic Indians, managed to escape. The volume is 110 pages and measures approximately 6" x 8" (15.24 x 20.32 cm).
Creator	Rideout, George
Date of Original	1811
Source	Unpublished material (archives/manuscripts) 970.004 Rid
Submitting Institution	Toledo-Lucas County Public Library
Rights	For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html
Type	Text
Format	manuscripts

Title	Om1283_881179_001
Rights	For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html; Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
File Name	Om1283_881179_001.tif
Image Height	3072
Image Width	2544
File Size	850.431 KB
Full Text	I request that my dear nephew George Ridout of London England will accept as a mark of my Affection & Regard, this rough but true statement of one of the most interesting adventures that has befallen me during an eventful Life. [short horizontal line] York. Upper Canada [vertical line joining 2 lines] Tho. Ridout [signiture ends with flourish] 29. ofmay 1811. Copied by my son George Ridout from my original memorandum T.R.

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