Royal Ontario Museum
“This belt medal, four inches in diameter, is made of coin silver bearing the Royal Mint mark, deeply moulded at the edges and the surface hand engraved. Obverse – Arms of Great Britain. Reverse – Plain, with two loops for fastening to the belt or Council wampum. Six of these medals were made by royal order at the mint. The one in question was presented to Tecumseh by General Sir Isaac Brock, at Fort Malden, Western Canada, by order of George III.”
“This tomahawk was presented to Chief Tecumseh by order of General Sir Isaac Brock, on the Detroit River at Fort Malden or Amherstberg in Western Canada, on the occasion of Tecumseh and his warriors concluding to join forces with the British Soldiers. Some half dozen of this pattern of tomahawk and pipe of peace had been made by royal order of George III, and sent to America to be presented to the Head Chiefs of any tribe who might join forces with the British against the Americans. Tecumseh had this tomahawk in his belt behind his belt medal when he was killed at the Battle of the River Thames in Western Canada. Oshawana, Tecumseh’s chief warrior, removed the belt medal and the tomahawk from his body as he was leaning up against a tree when he had received his first wound. Various traditions are extant to the final details of the death of Tecumseh, but the general conclusion is that his followers carried away and concealed his body so that it might not fall into the hands of his foes.”
“History of the ‘Tecumseh Brass compass,’ as given by an Indian woman, named ‘Winnipegoosquaw,’ a member of the Shawnee Tribe of Indians who resided in Western Canada on the River St. Clair. Chief Tecumseh joined forces with General Sir Isaac Brock in August, 1812, near Amhertsberg, Canada. During a conversation between Tecumseh and General Brock, the latter drew from his pocket a small brass compass. Tecumseh immediately asked General Brock what o’clock it was, and was told the hour when the General looked at his watch. The Chief observed that the General carried two watches, whereas he had none. The General smilingly handed Chief Tecumseh the brass compass. The gift was, of course, graciously acknowledged by Tecumseh; however it was not long before he discovered his watch was always indicating the same time. Afterwards he summoned one of his trusty warriors, Chief Oshawana, and handing him the compass requested that it should be kept in a place of safety for him. It was engraved by Seweli, a local jeweler in Detroit, at the request of Oshawana after the death of Tecumseh.”