c. 1910; south side of Elliott house, looking north; Matthew Elliott (1739-1814) was a farmer, politician, militia officer, trader, and large slaveholder; he became a loyalist and served as a British Indian agent during the American Revolution; he fought in the War of 1812; he worked with Alexander McKee to encourage the Shawnees (under Chief Tecumseh) to resist the American advances in the region; the original house (erected in 1784) was largely destroyed in the War of 1812; after his death, his widow and children rebuilt the house, and became active in the antislavery movement; the Elliott House became a stop on the Underground Railroad; the house, which no longer exists, was located near 779 Dalhousie Street (old Front Street) in Amherstburg.