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Gc 977.4 M58mic 1913-14 Michigan. Dept. of State. Michigan official directory and legislative manual
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STATE CAPITOL, LANSING.
MICHIGAN OFFICIAL DIRECTORY AND
EPLURIBUSUNUM LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
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SI QUAERIS PENINSULAM AMCENAM CIRCUMSPICE
FOR THE YEARS 1913 - 1914
COMPILED BY FREDERICK C. MARTINDALE SECRETARY OF STATE
Allen County Poblk Library Ft. Wayne, Indiana
CONTENTS.
Pages
Capitol, sketch relative to building, etc., of 4
1-2
History of Michigan (outline) .
3-14
Admission of Michigan to the Union .
14-15
Declaration of Independence.
16-18
Constitution of the United States (complete)
19-27
Amendments to History of Amendments 31
Constitution of the State of Michigan. 32-62
Amendments to constitution of 1909
62
Constitutional Conventions
63-70
Vote on Revised Constitutions .
71-73
Vote on Constitutional Conventions
74-77
Former Officials of Michigan:
Governors.
78-81
State officers, elective and appointive.
82-88
State officers, appointive.
89-90
Legislatures:
Territorial
Spiele 2
5 91-93
State
94-96
Members of the Legislature from 1835 to 1912, inclusive:
Senators
97-111
Presidents, Pro Tem., of senate.
112
Secretaries of senate
113
Representatives 114-186
187
Speakers, Pro Tem., of house.
188
Clerks of house.
189
Former officials of the United States from Michigan 190-196
Maps. .
192-193
Public documents, list of .
197-198
Reports required by statutes
199-210
Cities of Michigan, list of
211-223
Villages of Michigan, list of.
224-237
Postal subjects, general instructions upon
238-241
Postoffices in Michigan, list of
242-250
Railroads of Michigan: Steam.
251-270
Electric
271-275
Population of Michigan by counties, 1837-1910
276-279
School System of Michigan:
Growth of, and statistics.
280
School Commissioners, list of.
281-282
County Normal Training Classes for 1913.
283
State Land Office:
Description of lands and information to purchasers. 284-285
Acres of land by counties, subject to entry November 15, 1912 286-287
Taxable property, valuation of, by counties. 288-290
Cuts of State Institutions. 290-291
State tax levied, summary of . 291-294
Speakers of house.
27-30
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Liquor tax by counties, and summary
Pages 295-299
Local option, vote on, 1890-1913. .300-307, 863
Publications in Michigan, list of . 308-323 Banks:
State, list of . 324-330
National, list of . 331-332
Building and Loan Associations . .. 333-334
County Agents of the State Board of Corrections and Charities.
335-336
Report of State Treasurer, 1911, 1912
337-338
Judicial System of Michigan:
Supreme Court, history, and justices of . 339-341, 345, 776
District Courts and Courts of Chancery
342
Circuit and Probate Courts . 343-344
County and Justices' Courts. 344
Supreme Court, justices and officers of, salaries, etc. 345
Municipal Judges 346
Circuit Judges 347
Judicial Circuits, with population and terms of court. 348-351
Vote for Circuit Judges, 1911, 1912 .
352-372
Vote for State Officers, official canvass of, April, 1911
373-385
Primary Election, vote for United States Senator, Governor, and Congressman- at-Large, August, 1912 386-391
Vote on Governor, by counties, 1854-1912 392-421
Vote on Governor, summary of, 1835-1912 422-424
Vote for State Officers, official canvass of, November, 1912 425-445
Vote for State Officers, summary of, 1912. 446-447
Vote on Amendments to Constitution, November, 1912 448-449
Cuts of State Institutions .. 448-449
Congressional vote by counties, November, 1912. 450-456, 574-575
Congressional vote from 1835-1912
457-465
Vote for State Senators, November, 1912.
466-481
Vote for State Representatives, November, 1912
482-492
Election and Census Statistics:
Vote for Governor and Secretary of State, 1912. and population, 1910, by townships, cities and wards . 493-573
Vote on Congressman-at-Large, by counties, November, 1912. 574-575
The Legislature:
Statutes relative to powers, organization, etc .. 576-580
United States Senators, election of, by
580
Senate rules
581-587
House rules
588-597
Joint rules
598-599
Practice and proceedings. 600-605
Legislative decisions (Index 606-613)
606-638
Legislature, 1913-1914:
Senators, list of. 639-640
Officers and employes of Senate.
641
Representatives, list of . 642-645
Officers and employes of the House
646
Employes of the Senate and House.
647
Representatives of the Press in attendance.
647
Senate committees.
648-649
House committees
650-651
County Officers, list of, 1913-1914.
652-663
Presidents of the United States, list of.
664
Electoral vote for Presidents, 1789-1912
665-671
Presidential vote by counties, 1836-1912. 672-691
Presidential vote, summary of, 1836-1912. 692-695
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Pages
Qualifications for voting in United States.
696-699
Legislatures, State and Territorial, statistical information
700-701
Administrative officers of all the states
702-709
Cuts of State Institutions.
704-705
Sixty-Third Congress:
Senators.
710-711
Representatives
712-718
Delegates from Territories
718
Biographical Sketches:
United States Senators 719
Members of Congress .
720-724
Justices of the Supreme Court.
725-727
State Officers 728-732
State Senators.
733-740
State Representatives 741-763
Congressional apportionments. 764-765
Districts, Congressional, Senatorial and Representative, giving population . 766-775
Vote for State Officers, official canvass of, April, 1913 776-777
Vote on Amendments to Constitution, April, 1913. 778-782
Cabinet Officers of the United States 783
Executive Department of the United States Government .
784-788
Interstate Commerce Commission
788
United States Government Offices in Michigan
789-792
Judiciary of the United States:
Supreme Court and Circuit Courts of Appeals.
793-794
Court of Claims .
794
United States Courts in Michigan .
795-796
Legal Holidays 796
Commissioners of Deeds.
797
Ministers of the United States in Foreign Countries
798
Foreign Ministers in United States
799
Foreign Consuls in Michigan.
800
Photo Engravings of State Officers
800-801
State Government of Michigan:
Elective Officers, residences and salaries, 1913-1914 . 801
Appointive Officers
802
State Departments. Department Duties
805-817
Michigan National Guard, register of officers of .
818-820
Separate Military Organizations.
820
Michigan Naval Brigade.
820-821
State Boards, Meetings and duties of .
822-833
State Institutions.
834-849
Miscellaneous State Associations
850-859
Political Central Committees
860-862
Local Option, vote on, 1913. 863
803-804
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LIST OF MAPS.
Plate No.
Railroads, Lower Peninsula .
Upper Peninsula
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Congressional districts, Lower Peninsula
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Upper Peninsula.
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Second district
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Third district
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Fourth district
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Fifth district
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Sixth district.
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Seventh district
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Eighth district
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Ninth district
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Tenth district
10
Eleventh district
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Twelfth district
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Senatorial districts, Lower Peninsula.
13
Upper Peninsula
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Kent county
15
Wayne county
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Representative districts, Lower Peninsula.
Upper Peninsula
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Bay county .
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Berrien county
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Calhoun county
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Genesee county .
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Houghton county
18 19
Jackson county.
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Kalamazoo county
18
Kent county .
18 19
Marquette county
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Oakland county
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Ottawa county
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Saginaw county .
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St. Clair county .
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Washtenaw county
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Wayne county .
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Judicial circuits, Lower Peninsula
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Upper Peninsula.
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THE CAPITOL.
Under the provisions of an act entitled "An act to provide for the erection of a new state capitol and a building for the temporary use of the state officers," approved March 31, 1871, Governor Baldwin appointed E. O. Grosvenor, James Shearer, and Alexander Chapoton as a board of building commissioners. They met at the office of the governor on the 11th day of April, 1871, took the constitutional oath of office, filed their bonds and completed their organization by the election of Commissioner Grosvenor as vice president of the board, the governor being ex officio the presiding officer. It was de- cided at this meeting to make a tour of observation and in furtherance of this design the board visited Springfield, Illinois, and Madison, Wisconsin, during the month of May.
On the fifth of June the board met and prepared an advertisement and ordered the same published in New York, Chicago, Detroit and Lansing, inviting from architects the submission of plans and designs for the proposed new capitol, in competition for the premiums offered by the legislature; said plans to be deposited with the governor on or before the first day of December next. On account of the Chicago fire, October, 1871, in which some of the designs were destroyed, the time was extended until De- cember 28th, at noon, when twenty sets of drawings were submitted. On the 24th of January, 1872, the examination of designs was completed and by a unanimous vote of the commissioners and all the state officers present, the design entitled "Tuebor," submitted by Elijah E. Myers of Springfield, Illinois, was adopted. The second prize was awarded to P. H. Decker and the third to Edward S. Jenison, both of Chicago, Illinois. On March 20th the board entered into an agreement with Elijah E. Myers to act as architect and general superintendent of the construction of the new capitol, at a compensation of twenty-five thousand dollars. On the 20th of May the detail drawings and specifications were completed by Mr. Myers and on the 21st an adver- tisement was prepared and forwarded for publication to the cities of New York, Chicago, Detroit and Lansing soliciting proposals from builders and contractors for erecting and completing the capitol in accordance with the plans and specifications adopted. The bids were submitted July 8, and on the 15th the commissioners entered into a con- tract with N. Osburn & Co. of Rochester, New York, and Detroit, Michigan, to construct and complete the capitol, in accordance with the plans, specifications and detail draw- ing, for the sum of $1,144,057.20, all four fronts to be constructed of No. 1 Amherst, Ohio, sandstone. The contract required the building to be completed December 1, 1877, and the contractors entered at once upon the work.
The legislature of 1873, by a joint resolution, approved April 24, provided for a public celebration upon the laying of the corner stone of the capitol and for the appointment of a committee to provide appropriate arrangements therefor.
The committee was to consist of the governor, who should be its chairman, the members of the board of state building commissioners and ten citizens of the state, to be appointed by the governor. The committee so appointed consisted of the follow- ing persons:
GOVERNOR JOHN J. BAGLEY, Chairman Detroit
EBENEZER O. GROSVENOR, Vice President Jonesville
ALLEN L. BOURS, Secretary Lansing JAMES SHEARER - Bay City
ALEXANDER CHAPOTON Detroit
DAVID ANDERSON
Bear Lake Mills
JOHN P. HOYT -
Vassar
WILLIAM H. WITHINGTON
Jackson
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AUGUSTUS S. GAYLORD
Saginaw
ELLERY I. GARFIELD - JOHN HIBBARD - Port Huron
Detroit
LEONARD H. RANDALL Grand Rapids
OLIVER L. SPAULDING - St. Johns
WILLIAM H. STONE
Adrian
JOHN S. TOOKER Lansing
The board of state building commissioners was directed by the legislature to procure a suitable corner stone and to cause the following inscription to be carved thereon with raised letters in sunk panels. On the east face, "A. D. 1872," and on the north face, "A. D." and the year of completion.
The commissioners selected New Hampshire granite. The design was prepared by Architect Myers and the contract for preparing it awarded to Struthers & Sons of Philadelphia.
The corner stone of the capitol of the state of Michigan was laid in the city of Lansing on Thursday, the 2d day of October, 1873. A procession was formed under the direction of General William Humphrey, chief marshal, consisting of the military, civil officers, commanderies of knights templar, masonic fraternity, encampment I. O. O. F., and fraternity I. O. O. F., after which an introductory address was delivered by Governor Bagley. This was followed by prayer of Bishop Samuel A. McCoskry, and the singing of the national anthem, "America," by the assembled multitude. Then came the oration of the day by Hon. William A. Howard, following which was the impressive ceremony of laying the corner stone, conducted by Hon. Hugh McCurdy, grand master of the grand lodge of ancient free and accepted masons of Michigan. The capitol was finally completed in 1878 at a total cost of $1,510,130.59. The total appropria- tions amounted to $1,525,241.05, leaving an unexpended balance of $15,110.46. The state capitol was dedicated and occupied in January, 1879. It is situated in the center of a square tract of land containing ten acres; is 345 feet long, including porticoes and steps 420 feet; 192 feet wide, including porticoes and steps 274 feet; and 267 feet high. It covers one and one-sixth acres and has a walk around the outside of 1,520 feet in length.
During the year 1899-1900 a system of electric lighting was inaugurated in the capitol, which necessitated the laying of 34 miles of rubber covered wire, 34,000 feet of circular loom conduit and 4,500 feet of iron conduit; 3,400 incandescent and five arc lamps were placed in position, the expense of which was about $18,500. The dome of the capitol was wired in November, 1905, 800 incandescent lights being in- stalled at a cost of $1,218.64.
In March, 1909, the board of state auditors decided to more effectively preserve the Civil and Spanish-American battle flags of Michigan which had previously been kept in the war museum. Eight substantial, air tight compartment cases were placed encircling the main floor rotunda, wherein rests each separate flag in a bronze base indicating the organization to which it belonged. Nine bronze tablets are installed in connection with these cases, giving a permanent record of every Michigan organiza- tion serving during these wars. The total cost involved was $5,613.13.
The capitol is at present occupied by the legislature when in session, the governor, the state officers, the supreme court and the library. Owing to the growth and de- velopment of the state the business of the various departments has increased until the commissioner of labor, the dairy and food commissioner, the state highway com- missioner and the state geologist are compelled to occupy quarters in the old state building, corner Washington avenue and Allegan street. The military equipage is also stored in the old state building. The state tax commission is quartered in the city national bank building, and the railroad commission, and state game, fish and forestry warden in the Oakland building.
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AN OUTLINE HISTORY OF MICHIGAN.
AN OUTLINE HISTORY OF MICHIGAN.
NOTE .- This outline history of the state is Hon. H. R. Pattengill's "Primer of Michigan History" in condensed form, the use of which in the MANUAL was courte- ously permitted by Mr. Pattengill.
FRENCH PERIOD-1634 TO 1760.
Exploration .- It is believed that the first white man who visited any part of the territory embraced in the present state of Michigan was Jean Nicolet-who was in the service of Governor Champlain-and that he first set foot upon the soil at the spot now occupied by the town of Sault de Ste. Marie. Nicolet ascended the Ottowa and Mattawan rivers, passed through Lake Nipissing, descended French river, coasted the northern shore of Lake Huron and ascended the strait to the falls, where he prob- ably arrived in the summer of 1634. After a few days of rest and some friendly inter- views with the natives, Nicolet descended the strait, made a brief visit at Michilimack- inac *- the Moche-ne-mok-e-nung of the Indians-and passed on to other fields of exploration not immediately connected with this narrative.
Missionaries .- The next Europeans that came to this region were the Jesuit mis- sionaries, Raymbault and Jougues, who arrived at the Sault in 1641. They found about two thousand Indians there, who gave them a warm welcome and urged them to remain; but this they could not do, and after suitable religious ceremonies the priests returned to the eastern missions.
In 1660, Pere Rene Menard resolved to found a mission on Lake Superior, and after a long and tiresome voyage he reached the head of Keweenaw bay, in October. He spent the winter with the Indians in that vicinity, and in the spring resumed his travels, intending, it is supposed, to visit La Pointe, on Madeline Island. He was accom- panied by a single Indian guide and was either lost or murdered near the modern water- way known as the Portage lake ship canal.
Five years later, Pere Claude Allouez reached La Pointe, established a mission and erected a chapel, which was the first church edifice west of Lake Huron.
The second mission on Lake Superior was founded at the Sault de Ste. Marie, by Pere Marquette, in 1668. Inhabited by Europeans and Americans from that time forth, the Sault is the oldest settlement in the state.
In 1669 Marquette was joined at the Sault by Pere Dablon, superior of the mission, and they were soon "established in a square fort of cedar pickets *
* enclosing a chapel and a house," with growing crops of wheat, maize, peas, etc., in their clearing.
In the fall of the same year, Marquette took charge of the mission at La Pointe, Allouez went to Green Bay, and Dablon remained at the Sault.
For the purpose of gaining a better foothold in the region of the great lakes, and in order to foster and perpetuate the spirit of friendship in which the Ottawas had received the early missionaries and explorers, M. Talon, Intendant of New France, sent messengers to call a great council of the Indians at the Sault, in the spring of 1671. Fourteen tribes of the northwest sent representatives to meet the French officers, who, with due ceremonies, took formal possession of the country. After raising the cross and the lilies of France, Pere Allouez, who acted as interpreter on the occasion, made a speech, in the course of which he pronounced a glowing panegyric on his king, Louis XIV, representing him as the "chief of chiefs," who had not "his equal in the world." During the year (1671) Marquette lost the greater portion of his La Pointe people
* Afterwards shortened by the English to Mackinac, and sometimes written Macki- naw.
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through removal, and himself accompanied a band of Hurons to the straits of Mackinac, where he founded the mission of St. Ignatius. (Now St. Ignace.) Father Marquette's grave is situated near the site of the mission which he founded here, more than two centuries ago.
For the next nine years (1671-1680) Pere Druilletes was the leading spirit at the Sault. On several occasions his little chapel was burned to the ground, but the aged missionary was full of energy, and continued to work until, "broken by age, hardships and infirmities," he found it necessary to return to Quebec, where he died in 1680. · Fur traders .- As the first settlements in New France were made under the auspices of companies organized for the carrying on of the fur trade, the enterprising followers of this traffic were early and frequent visitors in the region of the great lakes. Induced by the prospect of gain, and having perhaps a keen relish for adventure, the trader embarked with his merchandise in birch canoes, coasted the shores of the lakes, fol- lowed the winding courses of the rivers and penetrated the secluded retreats of the vast wilderness.
Voyage of "The Griffin."-On the 7th of August, 1679, the schooner Griffin set sail for the first voyage ever made by a vessel on the great lakes. The Griffin was com- manded by La Salle,-who was accompanied by Hennepin, the missionary,-and manned by a crew of fur traders. They were ignorant of the depth of the water, and felt their way cautiously. They reached the mouth of the Detroit river on the 10th of August, and sailing northward passed the Indian village of Teuchsagrondie, on the site now occupied by the city of Detroit The place had been visited by the French missionaries and traders, but no settlement had been attempted.
They passed on through Lake St. Clair, ascended the St. Clair river, and experienced a severe storm on Lake Huron.
At length the tempest-tossed Griffin reached the harbor of St. Ignace.
Early in September, La Salle resumed his voyage, crossed Lake Michigan and cast anchor at some point on Green bay.
The Griffin was loaded with furs, and sailed for Niagara, with orders to return to the mouth of the St. Joseph-river as soon as possible, but was never heard of more. It is probable that she foundered the night of her departure, as a violent storm swept over the lake at that time.
La Salle, with a few men, coasted Lake Michigan to the mouth of the St. Joseph- the site of the city of the same name-and built a rude fort. After spending nearly a month at Fort St. Joseph, where they were joined by a party from Mackinac under Tonty, La Salle's trusted agent, they lost hope of the return of the Griffin with needed supplies. The near approach of winter made further delay dangerous, and the ex- plorers at once began the ascent of the St. Joseph river. Near the site of South Bend, Indiana, they made the portage, and descended the Illinois to the point where they built Fort Crevecoeur.
Founding of Detroit .- On the 24th of July, 1701, Antoine de la Motte Cadillac founded the first European settlement at Detroit. He brought fifty soldiers and fifty traders and artisans. "A stockade fort was immediately constructed, which * * * was named Fort Pontchartrain, and log houses thatched with grass soon went up, in which the settlers found shelter and a home."
Cadillac remained in charge at Detroit until called away from the colony in 1710. Detroit continued to exist, but did not grow much during the period of French control.
French and Indian War .- Meanwhile the rival claims of France and England to the same territory, in the valley of the Ohio and elsewhere, led to quarrels which finally culminated in war. During the struggle the French lost the forts of Niagara, Ticon- deroga and Crown Point; and the surrender of Quebec in the fall of 1759 practically decided the contest. In September, 1760, the vast territory was abandoned to the English, and New France became a British province.
General note on the French period .- The most prominent feature of the French management, or rather mismanagement, of the territory was the neglect to develop the agricultural and other resources of the country. Very little land was cleared, few permanent improvements were made, and the settlements were small and weak. The fur trade, which was the chief occupation of the people, was not calculated to build up and sustain large and thriving settlements. Hence, at the close of the French
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and Indian War, the little trading posts of Sault de Ste. Marie, Michilimackinac and Detroit were the meager results of a hundred years of French colonization and control in the future state of Michigan.
ENGLISH PERIOD-1760 TO 1796.
British occupation .- Shortly after the surrender of the territory to the English, Major Robert Rogers was sent, with a military force, to take possession of the post at Detroit.
After reading the articles of capitulation signed by his superior officers, M. Bellestre, the French commandant, surrendered Fort Pontchartrain (Detroit), in November, 1760, and the English took quiet possession of the post. The population of Detroit and vicinity at that time was estimated at 2,500 persons.
The forts at Michilimackinac, Sault de Ste. Marie, and St. Joseph were not occupied by the English until the fall of 1761.
PONTIAC'S CONSPIRACY.
Condition of the province .- Although the French had surrendered the territory,and their chief military leaders had returned to France, the English were not long per- mitted to possess the land before a dangerous and secret foe sought their destrucnon. Less than three years of intercourse served to deepen the hostility of the Indians.
Many of the French inhabitants remained in the settlements, and as no effort had been made to win their favor they had little attachment for the new government, but -in common with the Indians-hoped for its speedy overthrow.
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