Weld, Isaac Jr. Travels through the States of North America, and the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, during the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797. 4th ed. (London, 1800), 2 vols.
Contains an account of the distribution of goods at Maiden to the Indians.
Wentworth John. Early Chicago. Fort Dearborn. An address delivered at the unveiling of the memorial tablet to mark the site of the blockhouse on Saturday afternoon, May 21, 1881 ... (Chicago, 1881).
This constitutes No. 16 of the Fergus Historical Series. As published it embraces a number of documents and other material not contained in the original address.
Whistler, John. Genealogy of the family of (MS).
This document, compiled by James Whistler Wood, a grandson of John Whistler, is in the Chicago Historical Society library.
Wilson, James Grant. "Sketch of the Life of Lieutenant James Strode Swearingen, Together with the Journal Kept by Him on the March from Detroit to Chicago in 1803," in New York Herald, October 4, 1903.
——. Chicago from 1803 to 1812 (MS).
A sketch based largely on information gained from Surgeon John Cooper, who was stationed at Fort Dearborn from 1803 to 1811.
Winans, Susan Simmons. Papers Pertaining to the Securing of a Pension for (MS).