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Poem
May 31, 1787
The New York Journal, And Weekly Register
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
Poem commemorating the suicide of Creek hostage Kiupki Hatki in Augusta on April 16, depicting his death as a pursuit of liberty from captivity in the afterlife.
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American Occurrences.
AUGUSTA, May 3.
IN commemoration of a CREEK HOSTAGE,
who committed Suicide in the town of Augusta, on Monday 16th April.
WITHOUT requesting leave of absence from
those who had temporal care of him,
STRAYED,
Or rather stole himself from existence,
KIUPKI HATKI,
A Western Chief,
And candidate
For Liberty aerial:
In which, perhaps, he breathes
The air of freedom, far
From this oppressive atmosphere,
That bowels him in earth.
The probable cause
Of such unnatural flight
To the Land of Spirits,
We may attribute,
To insanity:
But where the soul
Knew no controul,
And Liberty
Made all men free,
No chain could bind
A savage mind;
Through leathern string,
It took its wing,
To regions, where imagination tells
How Christians live, and where this Savage dwells.
AUGUSTA, May 3.
IN commemoration of a CREEK HOSTAGE,
who committed Suicide in the town of Augusta, on Monday 16th April.
WITHOUT requesting leave of absence from
those who had temporal care of him,
STRAYED,
Or rather stole himself from existence,
KIUPKI HATKI,
A Western Chief,
And candidate
For Liberty aerial:
In which, perhaps, he breathes
The air of freedom, far
From this oppressive atmosphere,
That bowels him in earth.
The probable cause
Of such unnatural flight
To the Land of Spirits,
We may attribute,
To insanity:
But where the soul
Knew no controul,
And Liberty
Made all men free,
No chain could bind
A savage mind;
Through leathern string,
It took its wing,
To regions, where imagination tells
How Christians live, and where this Savage dwells.
What sub-type of article is it?
Elegy
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
Liberty Independence
Slavery Abolition
What keywords are associated?
Creek Hostage
Kiupki Hatki
Suicide
Liberty
Native Chief
Augusta
Captivity
Poem Details
Subject
Commemoration Of A Creek Hostage Who Committed Suicide In Augusta On April 16
Form / Style
Rhymed Verse
Key Lines
Strayed,
Or Rather Stole Himself From Existence,
Kiupki Hatki,
A Western Chief,
And Candidate
For Liberty Aerial:
No Chain Could Bind
A Savage Mind;
Through Leathern String,
It Took Its Wing,