#7 • From the Estate of Dr. Francis Amos: Shawnee Necklace - Battle of Point Pleasant - Botetourt County Virginia Militia - Circa 1774

Part of October Consignment Auction (timed auction by Lucky Dog Auction & Realty Inc)

High bid $420.00

Status: Sold

From the Estate of Dr. Francis Amos: Shawnee Necklace - Battle of Point Pleasant - Botetourt County Virginia Militia - Circa 1774 "This very rare Shawnee Indian made necklace was made using blue, white and cream Williamsburg, Virginia made trade beads. This necklace was found on a dead Shawnee after the battle on the Point Pleasant battlefield by Sergeant & Quarter Master William Ewing. He served in Captain Philip Love's Company of the Botetourt County Virginia Militia at the Battle of Point Pleasant in Lord Dunmore's War, fought on October 10, 1774. This necklace is 13 3/8" diameter with dark blue, white and cream rectangle round beads of various sizes (and quality) on a whitish hand wound fiber rope tied at the back and is in good and well used condition. During this battle, the Botetourt Militia was in the thick of the fighting against the Shawnee & Mingo Indians where the Kanawha River joins the Ohio River in what is now West Virginia on October 10, 1774. After the battle Sergeant Ewing was in charge of a detail that had to pick up all the Indian weapons and equipment. He picked up 40 guns, many tomahawks and a lot of plunder which was sold."   *Please Note: We have not authenticated this item. We are presenting it just as it was presented to us. Preview is highly encouraged. Sold as-is and where-is with authenticity not guaranteed.*