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The Foxes concentrate their bands on Fox River - De Louvigny's expedition against the
Foxes His report to the council - Little Butte des Mortes - De Louvigny's death by
shipwreck - Gov. Vaudreuil's letter of approbation - Bad faith of the Foxes - Peace-
able efforts of the French-Indian council — De Lignery sent to destroy the Foxes -
Troops commence march - Foxes escape- - Expedition continues up Fox River - Burn
villages and return - Lignery criticised-Taken prisoner - Friendly Indians attack
the Foxes-Marin - His traffic on Fox and Wisconsin Rivers - Piratical exactions of
the Foxes - Marin determines to drive them out — His stratagem - Foxes awaiting the
boats - The attack — Village burned - The battle-Result-Letter of De Beauharnois
Du Buisson attacks the Foxes - De Villers defeats and routes the Foxes - Surviving
Foxes retire to the Wisconsin River - Marin again attacks them - They are driven
across the Mississippi — Marin commands at Green Bay - Taken prisoner - Final ex-
pulsion of Foxes-Sacs and Foxes confederated Sacs at Green Bay - Expulsion of
the Sacs Sacs at Sauk Prairie Sacs remove to the Mississippi River - Sacs and
Foxes at Mouth of Rock River.

CHAPTER III.

THE LANGLADE FAMILY-1745 TO 1800.

Biography no part of history - De Langlade's family-birth of Augustin -and Indian
trader - married — children - Charles has a son- -Augustin and family remove to
Green Bay - his death -- marriage of Charles - French War - Vaudreuil selects him
to raise the Indian tribes, and lead them in the war - He raises 1500-they march to

Fort Du Quesne - Braddock's defeat - The fight owing to the importunities of Charles
De Langlade - De Beaujeu consents to order an attack- Casualties - De Langlade
ordered to strike Fort Cumberland - At capture of Fort William Henry - Second in
command at Mackinaw - - At Ticonderoga - Again at Fort Du Quesne - French burn
the fort and retire before Washington - At Fort Niagara-Battle of Quebec - Sur-
render of Canada and discharge of De Langlade's troops and Indians - His hardships-
His children-Takes active part for the British in the Revolutionary War - Attends
Indian Council - Goes to St. Josephs - Superintendent of Indian affairs at Green Bay -
His death-Pierre Grignon, Sen. Augustin Grignon's Recollections.

CHAPTER IV.

JONATHAN CARVER'S EXPLORATIONS-1766 AND 1767.

Treaty of Paris; cession of Louisiana - Captain Jonathan Carver- -His birth-His mili-
tary record-Sets out from Boston --At Mackinaw - Leaves Green Bay - Leaves
Doty's island - At Portage - At Prairie du Sac - The deserted Fox village- La Prairie
des Chiens - Traders stop at Yellow river-At Lake Pepin - Nicholas Perrot - Pre-
historic tumuli -- Makes a treaty between Dakotas and Chippewas-"Carver's Cave "—
Leaves canoe and walks to Falls of St. Anthony-St. Francis River- Ascends the
Minnesota River-Returns to the Mississippi - Grand Council-"Carver's Grant "—
Doubts as to the validity of the deed — In violation of the King's proclamation - Peti-
tion presented to Congress-Adverse report - Another adverse report - "Murray
Claim "- Private Land claims - Returns to Prairie du Chien-Leaves Prairie du
Chien and ascends the Chippewa River - On the St. Croix-Copper - Descends to Lake
Superior-Reaches Grand Portage - Returns to Mackinaw and Boston.

CHAPTER V.

PROGRESS OF SETTLEMENTS IN THE NORTHWEST, AND TRANSFER TO BRITISH
JURISDICTION-1705 TO 1775.

Digression-Progress of settlement in the Wabash country - Population of Illinois county
- Gist's settlement in the Youghiogeny - Washington sent to the Ohio River - Begin-
ning of the French war - English forces withdrawn from the valley of the Ohio -
Braddock's defeat - French power overthrown- Indian affection for the French - First
settlements of French east of the Mississippi - Settlement of Upper Louisiana - 1721,
Jesuit college -"American Bottom"-French Forts - Fort Massac- Fort Charters -
1765 Great Britain succeeds to France - De Villiers-St. Ange de Bellerive Retires to
St. Louis-Exodus of the French - Population of Illinois settlements - Capt. Sterling
British proclamation - Right of emigration - Equal rights guaranteed
M. St. Ange
returns - Maj. Frazer- Col. Reid-Col. Wilkins -- First Common Law Court-1774
Civil Law restored - "Quebec Bill"- Grants of land by Col. Wilkins-Settlements on
the Monongahela - Pittsburgh --Gov. Dunmore encourages emigration - French set-
tlers support the American cause-Detroit in 1763 - The Pontiac war- Grand council
of Indian tribes - Capture and slaughter of English garrisons - Mackinaw surprised
and captured by a game of ball-Green Bay abandoned -- Detroit alone remains --
Pontiac invests Detroit - Siege - Great distress of the English - Peace concluded with
the Indian tribes-Pontiac killed — Peace did not bring settlements - Green Bay -
Capt. Stirling takes command of the "Illinois Country "- Indian tribes of the North-
west unfriendly to the Americans and allied to the British-Col. Geo. Rogers Clark
sent from Virginia by Gov. Patrick Henry to reduce the British posts in the Northwest
-Col Clark takes Kaskaskia and captures the fort - French inhabitants declare for
America, and secure submission at Cahokia-Vincennes declares allegiance to Vir-
ginia - Jurisdiction of Virginia established in the Northwest-British capture Post
Vincennes - Col. Clark recaptures it and sends the British to Virginia as prisoners
Capt. Helm captures a convoy of supplies - Virginia in the possession of the entire
Northwest-Slow progress of settlement.

CHAPTER VI.

UNDER AMERICAN JURISDICTION-1787 TO 1820.

Ordinance of 1787-Slavery at Green Bay

British posts in Northwest not immediately
surrendered-Indian wars- Harmar's defeat on the Maumee - Successful and de-
cisive campaign of Gen. Anthony Wayne - Preliminary articles of peace - Treaty of
Greenville, "great and abiding peace document." - Disputes about the right to the free
navigation of the Lower Mississippi - Free navigation secured by the treaty of Madrid
-Spain cedes Louisiana to France- France cedes Louisiana to the United States -
Indian Territory established-Genl. W. H. Harrison appointed Governor-Treaty with
the Sacs and Foxes - Boundaries of the ceded land - Two treaties with Sacs and Foxes
-Treaty with Sacs of Rock River - Black Hawk signs treaty - Fort Madison -- Pike's
expedition - Cession of site of Fort Snelling - Battle of Tippecanoe - Indians seek the
aid of British allies - British incite Indian traders - Robert Dickson and his Indian
forces - Capture of Mackinaw - Fort Meigs-Col. Dickson and his Indians join the
British at Detroit - Hull's surrender of Detroit - Evacuation of Fort Dearborn and
massacre of Capt. Heald and party - Fort at Prairie du Chien --- Unsuccessful expedi-
tion of Maj. Campbell-Col. McKay places guns at Rock Island-Fort Armstrong
commenced at Rock Island - John Shaw, trades between St. Louis and Prairie du Chien
-Lead smelting at Galena by Indians — Steam Boat Navigation on the Mississippi -
The first saw-mills in Wisconsin.

CHAPTER VII.

GREEN BAY-1634 TO 1836.

Earliest abodes of civilization — Nicollet - Fur traders - Mesnard Allouez Mission of
St. Francis Xavier-Fort Tonti in command - Du Luth - Marquette and Joliet -
Hennepin and Du Luth-Thirty barren years -De Louvigney - De Lignery - Capt.
De Velie - Garrison withdrawn-Settlement of Augustin De Langlade - Arrival of
Capt. Belfour and twenty men- Fort called “Edward Augustus "in charge of Lieut.
Gorrell - Lieut. Gorrell abandons the post-Slow progress of the settlement -- Jaques
Porlier Charles Reaume-John Lawe-Population. 250 in 1812-Ogilvie, Gillaspie &
Co.-Honesty of the Indian trade-Jacob Franks builds a mill - Indian agent and factor
-Government saw-mill Fort Howard located by Gen. Chas. Gratiot In command
of Col. Chambers - Col. Smith removes troops to Camp Smith - Col. Pinkney moves
back to Fort Howard - Col. McNeill - Gen. Brady - Shantytown Robert Irwin, Jr. -
Daniel Whitney- Wm. Dickinson-H. S. Baird J. D. Doty-Court House and Jail
Mission School and Rev. R. F. Cadel-Episcopal Church incorporated - First News-
paper Indian agency under Maj. Brevort-Catholic Church and school - Father
Richard - Shantytown absorbed by Navarino, Astor and Depere - Only eight American
families Character of population- Ebenezer Childs-John P. Arndt-Albert G.
Ellis -J. D. Doty - Removes to Green Bay - Madison and Doty's island - His official
positions- - Is appointed Governor of Utah, where he dies - Morgan L. Martin.

CHAPTER VIII.

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN-1630 TO 1830.

Uncertainty of time of first settlement - Hennepin - Marquet and Joliet - First military
post - Cardinelle - Ganier - French trading post-French military post — Carver-
Gov. Sinclair's purchase - Michael Brisbois- His statement of the settlement - His
bakery - He issued currency - Campbell appointed Indian agent - Marriage customs
-Joseph Rolette-Settlement before the war of 1812- British meditate building a
fort-U. S Government build Fort Shelby - McKay's expedition for recapture of the
fort-Force consisted of 150 whites and 450 Indians - Col. McKay reaches the town-
Attack upon the boats-Investment of the garrison - Surrender demanded and re-
fused - Hot shot - Capitulation - American troops retire down the river - Fruitless
Indian pursuit-Capt. Pohlman in command- - British evacuation - Fort Crawford
erected - Col. Chambers in command - Tyranny of the officers-Charles Menard

court-martialled-Joseph Rolette banished -New fort erected John Shaw trades
and builds a grist mill-James H. Lockwood - Officers and traders- Origin of name
of town - Farming - Habits of settlers - It was neutral ground- Indian trade - Cath-
olic priest - Maj. Forsyth's visit - Col. Leavenworth and troops leave for St. Peters-
Fort Snelling located - Troops occupy Fort Crawford - Private land claims- -H. L.
Dousman-Joseph M. Street - Thomas P. Burnett - Mackinaw county laid out-
Brown and Crawford counties laid out - First officers of Brown county-First officers
of Crawford county - First court in Brown county -- Changes in office in Crawford
county-1823, first court-1824-1826 and 1830-1831.

Chequamegon, the field of first missionary work - Portage - Its early settlement-Laurent
Barth, first settler-Jean L'Ecuyer - Barth sells to Campbell - Laurent Fily - Francis
Roy-Pierre Pauquette employed by Joseph Rolette - Indian trade-Settlement did
not increase-Erection of Fort Winnebago- Major Twiggs and his officers - Site of
fort- Fort completed - Houses at Portage - Change of troops - Military road from
Fort Howard to Fort Crawford- Manner of transporting goods up Fox River - Henry
Merrill - Milwaukee - First mention in Gorrell's journal - English trader probably
Goddard-La Frambois-Stanislaus Chappue - John B. Beaubien-Laurent Fily-
Jaques Vieau - Solomon Juneau - James Kinzie - Hypolite Grignon - Newspaper
notices - Juneau purchases land - Byron Kilbourn purchases west side of river-
George H. Walker makes claim on south side of river and finally gets patent - Names
of some early settlers-First public meeting - Digression-Copper Mines of Lake
Superior - Pre-historic implements.

CHAPTER X.

NEW YORK INDIANS-1820 TO 1839.

N. Y. Indians

Ogden Land Co. - Stockbridge and Brothertown Indians - - Jedediah Morse
- Eleazer Williams-He proposes emigration scheme — "South " jealous of free
States Calhoun sanctions a plan to set apart Wisconsin for Indians War Depart-
ment favors the emigration scheme - Dr. Morse at Green Bay - N. Y. Indians aided by
Government in going to Green Bay-Williams arrives at Detroit He learns the
Menomonees had sold their land to U. S. He returns to New York - Treaty rejected
Renewed aid from War Departmert - Arrival at Green Bay-Treaty made-
Validity of treaty denied - N. Y. Indians opposed to the treaty - War Department
favors another visit to Green Bay - Reach Green Bay - New treaty made-Treaty ap-
proved - N. Y. Indians emigrate - Opposition to treaty - Cass and McKinney treaty -
Senate amendment Abortive attempt at reconciliation - Samuel C. Stambaugh - He
visits Washington with Menomonees - Treaty made - Supplementary article - Con-
tinued till next session - Treaty ratified with amendment - Two townships to Stock-
bridges-One township to Brothertowns Alteration of boundary-Senate amend-
ment agreed to with modification Conflict terminated -Williams abandons his
Scheme of Ogden Land Co. abandoned - Area of freedom unabridged —
N. Y. Indians emigrate to Wisconsin - Condition of six nations in Wisconsin - Brother-
towns become citizens.

schemes

CHAPTER XI.

THE LEAD MINES AND WINNEBAGO WAR-1822 TO 1828.

Gen. Smith's history of Indian disturbances - Indian wars concomitants of settlements
Indians friendly to French settlers-Hostility to agricultural settlements - Winnebagos
opposed to the occupancy of the Lead Mines - Mr. Shaw's visit to Fever river - De-
scription of Indian smelting furnaces - First occupation of the Lead Mines - Increase
of population - Hazel Green and New Diggings - Government agents - Early settle-
ment of the Lead Mines - "Suckers" and "sucker-holes "-Galena was the objective
point Other points - Product of first three years - Apprehensions of danger from

Winnebagos-Treaty at Prairie du Chien-Troops removed from Fort Crawford to
Fort Suelling - Fears at Prairie du Chien of Indian outrages Murder of Methode-
Wa-man-doos-ga-ra-ka confesses the murder- False rumors - Red Bird-Winnebagos
resolved on retaliation -- Attempt to kill Mrs. J. H. Lockwood - Murder of Gagnier and
Lightcap Capt. Lindsay and his two keel-boats - The two boats part company
Winnebagos concealed on an island - Description of the boats-Attack upon the boat
-"O. H. Perry "- The second attack -The boat is grounded, hand-to-hand conflict-
The boat afloat, and survivors escape - Casualties - Harmless attack upon the other
boat Slander contradicted - Alarm at Prairie du Chien-Military company organized
- Preparations for defence-Col. Snelling notified, and comes down the river - - Con-
sternation at Galena and vicinity -Gov. Cass arrives at Prairie du Chien-
He pro-
ceeds to Galena - Lieut. Martin Thomas - Col. Snelling assumes command - Gov.
Cass proceeds to St. Louis - Col. Henry Dodge chosen Commander of Volunteers -
Col. Dodge scours both sides of the Wisconsin river - Maj. Whistler arrives at the
Portage Winnebagos in a desperate plight - Red Bird surrendered by the Winne-
bagos - Red Bird's appearance - His dress - His calmness - Talk between the
Winnebagos and Maj. Whistler - Red Bird ready to die- Prisoners sent to Fort
Crawford Volunteers discharged - Results-Winnebagos contemplated a general
rising - Death of Red Bird - Other prisoners convicted and pardoned.

CHAPTER XII.

THE BLACK HAWK WAR-1831 AND 1832.

Progress in the "Lead Mines"- Black Hawk's village - He crosses the Mississippi -
Threatened disturbances in 1831-Indians agree to remain west of the Mississippi
- Black Hawk war ensued a year later - Alarm in the Lead mine Region - Col. Dodge
meets the Winnebagos in council — His "talk" - Treacherous promises of the Winne-
bagos - Beginning of the war in 1832-Gen. Whiteside's command-Gen. Atkinson
and the regulars - Black Hawk moves up Rock river - Troops at Dixon- -Stillman's
defeat First blood shed in the war- Col. Dodge writes to Gen. Reynolds Col. Dodge
and his neighbors go on an expedition after the Indians - Inhabitants of the Lead Mines
thoroughly alarmed - Forts erected - Indian mode of warfare - Indian Creek mas-
sacre-Surrender of female captives - Suspicious conduct of the Winnebagos-
Brave and decisive conduct of Col. Dodge-Captive Winnebago chiefs sent to Gratiot's
Grove and held as hostages - Dodge's volunteers meet Galena volunteers at Gratiot's
Grove - Five murders near Buffalo Grove - Henry Dodge; brief sketch of - March to
Kirker's farm- Col. Dodge's address to the volunteers - He, with his forces, joins the
regulars at Dixon - He escorts Gen. Brady to Ottawa-He returns to his headquarters
-Gen. Atkinson engages the Sioux and Menomonees as allies - Col. W. S. Hamilton
commands the Sioux Col. Stambaugh commands the Menomonees- Menomonees
kill two fugitive Sacs - James Aubrey killed - Murders near Spafford's ford "Apple"
killed in his saddle - Col. Dodge pursues the savages and overtakes them at the Pecka-
tonica Battle of the Peckatonica - Official account- Names of those engaged
Arrival of Sioux-Three of Capt. Stephenson's men killed- Attack on Apple river
fort - Black Hawk's account of it - Contest with Maj. Dement's Spy battalion - Black
Hawk's account of the engagement - Murder at Sinsinawa mound-Number of set-
tlers killed - Indians concentrated near Lake Koshkonong-Gen. Posey and Col. Dodge
meet at Fort Hamilton and form left wing - Division of the army. -The left wing
marches to the First lake- -Change of position - March to Fort Atkinson - Judge
Charles Dunn shot by a sentinel - Ambush - Indians anxious to escape - Troops sent
to Fort Winnebago for provisions, the return route via rapids of Rock River - Effective
force Fresh trail of Indians found - Hot pursuit to the Four Lakes - Pursuit con-
tinued to the Wisconsin River - Battle of Wisconsin Heights Casualties Indians
disappear Army re-united at Helena - Pursuit - Battle of the Bad Axe- Casualties
-Flight of Black Hawk and Prophet to the Lemonweir-Capture and surrender of
the fugitives Gen. Scott and his forces - Victims of the cholera -
-Losses by the
war Roster of Col. Dodge's command - Black Hawk a prisoner - At Washington --
At Fortress Monroe-Sent home - His death.

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