Rusheville

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Other Names: Russiaville;Jean Baptist de Richardville;Joseph Richardville

Assumed Gender: Male

Birth Date: c. 1761

Birth Place: Fort Wayne

Death Date: 1841-08-13

Death Place: Unknown

Affiliations: Miami indians

Notes: Last civil chief of the Miami people. Signed the Treaty of Greenville and later treaties with the United States. By the end of his life he was considered the wealthiest man in Indiana. Visited BYM Indian Committee in 1808.

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