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Title	Logan Elm Log Fragment
Subject	Logan, James, Mingo chief, d. 1780; Mingo Indians--History
Time Period	1770s; 1960s
Place	Pickaway County (Ohio)
Description	Section of limb from the historic Logan Elm tree. It is brown colored wood and measures 17.5 x 47 x 14 centimeters. The limb section is slightly curved with four places where small branches were removed. A small metal plaque is attached near the center. The plaque reads "Log-an Elm Sept. 10, 1964 Gift Ohio Historical Society". The Logan Elm tree was officially declared dead in August 1964. At that time, it was estimated to be 200 to 300 years old. The tree was approximately 24 feet in circumference. According to legend, Mingo Chief Logan delivered an impassioned speech beneath the tree in 1774. "Logan's Lament" included his grievances over the White settler's betrayal and murder of his family and tribesmen. Logan had his speech written down by an interpreter so that it could be delivered to Lord Dunmore, Royal Governor of Virginia, because he did not trust Dunmore's representatives enough to attend a peace conference to create a treaty that Logan did not think would be honored.
Collection	Fort Meigs Collection
Source	H 86677
Submitting Institution	Ohio Historical Society
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type	StillImage

Title	Logan Elm Log Fragment, Side A
Subject	Logan, James, Mingo chief, d. 1780; Mingo Indians--History
Time Period	1770s; 1960s
Place	Pickaway County (Ohio)
Description	Section of limb from the historic Logan Elm tree. The limb section is slightly curved with four places where small branches were removed. A small metal plaque is attached near the center. Plaque reads "Log-an Elm Sept. 10, 1964 Gift Ohio Historical Society." The Logan Elm tree was officially declared dead in August 1964. At that time, it was estimated to be 200 to 300 years old. The tree was approximately 24 feet in circumference. According to legend, Mingo Chief Logan delivered an impassioned speech beneath the tree in 1774. "Logan's Lament" included his grievances over the white settler's betrayal and murder of his family and tribesmen. Logan had his speech written down by an interpreter so that it could be delivered to Lord Dunmore, Royal Governor of Virginia, because he did not trust Dunmore's representatives enough to attend a peace conference to create a treaty that Logan did not think would be honored.
Collection	Fort Meigs Collection
Submitting Institution	Ohio Historical Society
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type	StillImage
File Name	H86677_sideA.tif
Image Height	1375
Image Width	2062
File Size	8535032 Bytes

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