Warren Commercial Historic District

Although Black Hawk's movement across the Mississippi, on the 6th of April, was at once construed into a hostile demonstration, and Davenport skillfully cultivated the idea, he was accompanied by his old men, women and children. !N"o Indian warriors ever went on the war path encumbered in that way. More than this, it does not appear, from the sixth <lay of April until Stillman's drunken soldiers fired on his flag of truce, on the 12th of May, that a single settler was murdered, or sufiered any material injury at the hands of Black Hawk or his band. In truth, Hon. H. S. Townsend, of Warren, states that in one instance, at least, where they took corn from a settler, they paid him for it. Capt. W. B. Green writes: " 1 never heard of Black Hawk's band, while passing up Rock River, committing any depredation whatever, not even petty theft." Frederick Stahl, Esq., of Galena, states that he was informed by the veteran John Dixon, that " when Black Hawk's band passed his post, before the arrival of the troops, they were at his house. Ne-o-Pope had the young braves well in hand, and informed him that they intended to commit no depredations, and should not fight unless they were attacked."

Passage source: The History of Jo Daviess County, Illinois, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion ... History of the Northwest, History of Illinois ... Constitution of the United States, published 1878.

John S. Miller's house* was known as " Miller's tavern," and was situated on or near the corner of what is Branch and Dodge Streets, in that part of the city called " Old Town." On the same day the above order was entered, the following named citizens and voters were selected to serve as petit jurors : James Craig, John Chandler, Thomas Gray, Francis Kirkpatrick, John Barrel], James Smith, Thomas Drum, Joseph Hardy, John Kay, William Henry, James Langworthy, Samuel Whitesides, Martin Warren, Moses Eastman, James Cherry, James Kindall, Adam Hymer, Thomas Hymer, Peter Carr, George Ferguson, William H. Smith, James Brady, Enoch Wethers and William Brazier.

Passage source: The History of Jo Daviess County, Illinois, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion ... History of the Northwest, History of Illinois ... Constitution of the United States, published 1878.

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