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Establishes a Fort at Kaman- istigoya ... 9
Descends the St. Croix river 11, 112
Arrests and executes Indians at Sault St. Marie ... 11 Brings allies to Niagara, for De la Barre. . 15 Establishes a Fort on Lake Eric ...
Boudor trades with the Sioux .. .. Attacked by the Foxes .. 19 Bougainville, mentions Indian tribes seen by Verendrye. 60) Boutwell. Rev. W. T., Ojibway
missionary .. .106, 113
Removes to Stillwater 111 Notice of Stillwater 114 Braddock's defeat 61
PAGES 1 TO 128.
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Bremer, Frederka, Swedish nov-
elist in Minnesota .. 122
Brisbois, Lieutenant in British service ... 8L Verendrye ... 60 Mentions Rocky Mountain Indians .. 60
Brissette, Edward, notice of. 114
Brown, Joseph R .. drummer boy at Fort Snelling ... 95
Trading Post at Lake Trav- erse. 102
Keeps a grog shop for sol-
Allouez, Jesuit missionary visits La Pointe .. 4 Meets the Sioux at the ex-
tremity of Lake Superior .. 4
Ames, M. E., early lawyer. 122
Anderson, Captain in British ser- vice .. 81
Andrews, Joseph, killed by Sisse- ton Sioux,. 92 Aquipaguetin. Sioux chief men- tioned by Hennepin ... ... 27
.. 21, Assineboines ........ 2, 9, 23, 43, 46. 65 Augelle, Anthony, alias Picard du Guy, associate of Hennepin 10, 18, 23, 24, 26 Ayer, Frederick, missionary to Ojibways ... 107 Baker, B. F., Indian trader. 112
99
Baleombe. St. A. D 127
Balfour, Captain ... 62
Bass, J. W., early settler at St. Paul .. 116
Beauharnois, Governor, favors Verendrye .... 68 Beaujeau, urged by Langlade of Wisconsin, defeats Braddock .. 61 Bellin alludes to Fort Rouge on Red river. 8
Fort on St. Croix river. 112
Beltrami, G. C., notice of .. 93
Diseovers northern sources of the Mississippi. 9 Bishop, Harriet E., establishes school at St. Paul .... 114 Blue Earth River explored .... 45, 47 D'Evaque visits .. 18 Boal, J. M., early settler at St. Paul .. 116, 118 Bottineau, J. B., exposed in a snow storm ... 102 Boisguillot, early trader on Wis- consin and Mississippi. 32 Boucher, Pierre, deseribed Lake
Superior copper mines 7 Father of Sieur de Le Per- riere .. 51
Returns to Lake Erie with his cousin Tonty. 16 Brother of, from Lake Nepi- gon .. 16 In command at Fort Fronte- nac
Death of. 17
13
Bailly. Alexis, drives cattle to Pembina ... Member of Legislature 93
12
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HISTORY OF FREEBORN COUNTY.
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At Falls of St. Anthony .... 18, 2
Meets Hennepin ..
25
Tribute to
Marriages at ........ .. 102. 108, 120 Steamer Palmyra at, in July,
1934, with notice of ratifica-
tion of Indian treaties. .... 112 Indian council held at, by Governor Ramsey .. 121 Fort St. Anthony, now Snelling .. 95 inaw
Durantaye, commander at Mack-
93
At Ticonderoga 62
At N.agara .. 15 Elv. E. F., missionary teacher ... 110
Enjalı .. Jesuit missionary at Sault St. Maire .... 13 Faffart, interpreter for Du Luth Visits the Sioux. =
Falls of Saint Anthony, first white man at 25
First mill at. . . 93. Described by LA Salle ..
Described by Hennepin. 21. 25,
Described by Lt.Z.M. Pike, 75.
Described by Major Long ....
First newspaper at .... 198 Bridge, first across Missis- sippi 126
Fisher. tra fer at Green Bay. 63 Fitch, pioneer in St. Croix Val- ley 112
Flat Month, Ojibway Chief, vis- its Fort Snelling, A. D. 1827 .... 97
Forsyth, Major Thomas, areom-
panies first troops to Fort Sacl- ling
Pays Indians for reservation ... 91
Fort Beauharnois established A.
D. 1727, at Lake Pepin 51. 57 52 Commanded by st Pierre, 56, Fort Crawford 100
La Reine, on River Assine- boine . .33,
Le Sueur. below Hastings . .
L'Huillier on Blue Earth river Left in charge of D'Evaque 17
433
McKay
Perrot, at Like Pepin.
Shelby, at Prairie du Chien 80.
Fort Snelling site seeured by Lt.
Pike ...
75
Grignod, Cabtain in British ser- vice.
.78,
S
Col. Le: venworth arrives at Mend tı
91 91
Name given to what is now Pigeon river.
5
91
Encouraged by Prince lin- pert
5
Events of A. D. 1821 .. 93
Advance in building
Fort Perrot at ..
Fort Beauharnois at .. 53
Lake Pokeguma Mission .. 109
La Monde, a voyager ..
Landsing. trader, killed 10
63
missionary .
10"
Sunday School at ..
Events of A. D 1821. 9.
General Scott suggests name for fort
95
Euents of A. D. 1625 and 1-26, 46
Hennepin, Louis, Franciscan mis-
sionary, early life of. 19
Depreciates Jesnits 15
Son of Pierre Boucher Arrives at Lake Pepin
51
La l'orte, see Lovigny ...
La Potherie describes Fort Per- rot at Lake Pepin.
Larpenteur, A., carly settler in St Paul .. 116 La Salle licensed to trade in Buf- falo robes ...
Criticises Du Luth. 10,
15 First to describe Upper Mis- sissippi ..
Describes falls of St. Anthony In Taupine. see Morean .....
Laurence, Phineas, pioneer at St. Croix Valley ..... 11:
Rev. Alva Coe in 1829 preach-
meeting . 119 es at.
Hobart, Rev. O. 119
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Holcomb, Capt. William. 110
Hole in-the-Day, the father at- tacks the Sionx .... 103 Hole-in-the-Day. Junior attacks 121
Sioux near St. Paul.
On first steamboat above falls of St. Anthony .. 221 Howe, early settler at Marine .. 113 Huggins, Alexander,
farmer mission
107 2
Hurans dr vento Minnesota. At war with the Sioux
Indiana Territory organized .. 73 Iodians of Mississippi Valley, earliest communication about. 46
Upper Missouri, seen by Ver- undrye 60
Minnesota.
104 2
Ioways, visited by Hurons. Visit Perrot at Lake Pepin ... 24 Iroquois, Virgin, her intercession sought by Du Luth .. 17
Isle, Pelee, of the Mississippi, below St. Croix River .. 37 Iste Royal. copper in 1667, noticed
Iasca. origin of word. 107
Jackson, Henry, early settler in St. Paul. .. 114, 115
Jemeraye, Sieur de la, with the Sioux ...
50
Explores to Rainy Lake. . 58. 59
Death of ..
Jesuit. Father Allouez.
Chardon
De Gonor.
De la Chasse
Guignas
Marquette.
Meuard.
2.
9
Giorrell, Lieut. at Green Bay .. 69
Graham, Duncan, arrives at Fort Snelling .... 100
Grant trader at Sandy Lake, vis- ited by Pike 77
119 Kaposia, Chief, requests a mis- sjonary .
Kennerman, Pike's sergeant .. 114
79
Kickapoos, at Fort Perrot. 30
Capture French from Lake Pepin.
54
La Hontan, his early life. 35
Ascent of the Fox River. ..... 35 Criticised Carlevoix ...
Noticed by Nicollet.
36 30
Laidlow travels from Selkirk set-
tlement to Prairie du Chien .... 91
At Fort Snelling 83
Lac qui Parle Mission ... 109 Lake Calhoun, Indiau farm es- Lake Harriet mission described .. tablished 106 Lake Pepin, called Lake of Tears
Cass and Schoolcraft visits .. Col Swelling succeeds Lear- enworth.
Death of. G
Guignas, Father, missionary at Fort Beauharnois 51
Guignas, Father, captured by In- dians ... 54 Returns to Lake Pepin. 56
Gun, grandson of Carver. 82
Ilall. Rev. Sherman, Ojibway
Lambert, David, early settler in St. Paul.
118
Lambert. Henry A., early settler in St. Paul. 119
Langlade, of Green Bay, urges attack of Braddock 61
Long, A. D. 1817. 82 La Perriere, Sicur de, proceeds to Sionx country ...
At Falls of St. Anthony
Denounced by La Salle .. 16, 22, 2£,
Chaplain of La Salle ...
At Lake Pepin
Met by Du Luth.
Careor on return to Europe .. His later days ..
Opinion of Jesuit Missions .. Henniss, C. J., Editor ...
Hersebell, Sir John, translates Schiller's song, Son of Sioux Chief .. 68
Ilistorieal Society, first publie
Leach, Calvin, a founder of Still- water .. 112
51, 51,55,
54 4 52 51 51 56 5
Goodhue, James 31., first Minne- sota editor .. Death of 117 121
Goodrich, Aaron, 'Territorial
Judge .. 118
Gorman, Willis A. Governor. 125
Messayer 58
Jesnit missions unsuccessful. 106 Indd, early settler at Marine. 119 Johnson. Parsons K.
Gravier, Father James, criticises Jlennepin
Greeley, Elam 109
(riffing La Salle's ship. 10
Voyage to Green Bay 19 King, grandson of Carver. 82
Troops for, at Prairie du Chien . Birth of Charlotte Quiseon- sin Clark ... 90
Groselliers, Sicar, early life .... 1, 6
Visits Mille Laes region ..... Meets the Assineboines
First officers at cantonment .. Major Taliaferro Indian agent at.
Events of A D. 1822, A. D. 1823.
First steamboat at. 43
Beltrami, the Italian, at. . 93, Major 11. S. Long arrives at .. Government mill near ...
Moves to Sauk Rapids 111 llayner, 11. Z., Chief Justice of Territory ... 12 Hempstead accompanies Major
Mail arrival at ... Great snow storm March. 1826. lligh water at. April 21. 1826. 97 Slaves belonging to officers at .. 97 Steamboat arrivals to close of 182%.
General Gaines censores Co :- onel of.
Events of A. D. 1827 Flat Mouth. Ojibway chief. visits, in 1827. 95 Col. Spelling delivers mur-
derers for execution . . 99 Construction of, criticised by General Gaines ... 100
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J. N. Nicollet arrives at. ..... 102
St. Charles, on Lake of the Woods
St. Joseph, on Lake Erie. es- lablished by Du Luth .. 1+ St. Pierre, on Rainy Lake .... Interview with Perrot .. Mentioned. 33. 37, 38, 48, 16. 51,
Franklin, Sir John, relies of, pass through St. Paul .. 126
Frontenac, Governor of Canada. Friend of Duluth .. 1 1 Encourages Lesueur.
Frazer, trader. 75
Fuller, Jerome. Territorial Chief Justice .. 123
Furber, J. W. 197
fattier, Rev. L., builds first chapel in St. Paul .. 114 Gavin, Rev. Daniel missionary .. 111
Gibson. General. letters relative to St. Anthony mill ...
Gillan, Capt. Zachary, of Bos-
ton. accompanied by Grosel- lies and Radisson, sails for
Hudson's Bay in ship None- such 5
Meets Accault aud Hennepin 112 Du Pay, a voyageor ... 10
His tour from Lake Superior to Mississippi .. 112
Visits Hudson's Bay
Visits New England 6
109 Described in A. D. 1700 ..
543
INDEX.
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Pacific Ocean, route to .. 36, 80. 58, 60. 69
Persons. Rev. J. P. 119 Petron, nurle of Du Luth. 11 Pemcaut describes Fort Perrot .. Fart Le Cheur on Isle Pelce. . Mississippi river ..
Describes Fort L'Hnillier ... Pennensha, French tiader among the Sioux 53
Pere see Perrot.
Perkins, Lt. U. S. A. in charge of Fort Shelby. .. 80
Perrierro, see L Perrierre.
Perrot. Nicholas, arrests Achiga- naga at Lake Superior ....
Account of Father Menard's
ascent of the Mississippi aud Black Rivers. . Suspected of poisoning Salle La
Associated with Du Luth .... Presents a silver ostensorium 30
In the Seneca expedition .... 31
His return to Lake Pepin .... 31 32
Takes possession of the coun- try
Conducts a convoy from Mon- treal .34. 38
Establishes a post on Kala-
maz io river .. 3.
Threatened with death by Indians 24
Peters, Rev. Samuel, interested in the Carver claim ...... .70,71, 96
Petuns, see Hurons.
Phillips, W. D., carly lawyer at St Paul .. .116, 119
Pike, Lt. Z. M., U. S. army at Prairie du Chien. 74 74
Address to lodians
Description of Falls of St. Anthony ... .75. Block house at Swan River .. 77
76
At Sandy Lake
At Leech Lake
At Dickson's trading post ... 7x Confers with Little Crow ....
75 Pinchon. see Pennensha.
Pinchou, Fils de, Sioux chief, confers with Pike .. 78
Editor of Dakotah Friend ... 122 Interpreter at treaty of 1851. 124 Pond, Rev. Samuel W. notihes the agent of a Swoax war party 108 Porlier, trader nerr Sauk Rapids .76, 78
Ponpon, Isadore, killed by Sisse- ton Sioux
Prairie du Chien described by Carver .
64 89
MeKavat ..
Prescott, Philander, early life. 91 Provencalle, loyal to America in war of 1912.
Quinn, Peter.
Raclos, Madeline, wife of Nicho- las Perrot. ..
34
Mentioned by the geographer Bellin 87
Ojigways or Chippewas. ... 30, 31, 37
Early residence of .. 105
Martin, Abrahanı, pilot.
Maskoutens mentioned .. 37 Massacre Island, Lake of the Woods origio of the name ...... 59 McGillis, Hugh, N. W. Co. Agent, Leech Lake .. 78 McGregor, English trader ar- rested 15
Mckay, trader from Albany 63
Lt. Col. William attacks Prarie du Chien. 81 McKean, Elias, a founder of Still- 113
water.
Mckenzie, old trader. 87 McKusick J., a founder of Still- water. 113 McLean, Nathaniel, editor. 119 McLeod, Martin, exposed to snow storm ... 102
Mevard Rene, Jesuit missionary
letter of
Among the Ottowas of Lake
Superior 3
Medary, Governor, Samuel. 1:27
Meeker, B. B , Territorial Judge 118, 119
Messaver. Father, accompanies
the Verendrye expedition. 58
Miami Indians visited by Perrot, 30
Ask for a trading post on Mis- sippi 33
Mill, first in Minnesota. .03.
Mille Lacs Sioux visited by Du Luth Hennepin
Minnesota, meaning of the word, 116 River, first steamboat in .. 122
Territory, proposed bounda- ries .. 115
Convention at Stillwater 115
When organized 117
First election 118
First Legislature .. 118
Recognized as a State 125
Mitchell, Alexander M., U. S. Marshal 115
Candidate for Congress .. 125
Missions, Jesuit ... 5, 16. 106
Mission Stations. 106 to 111
Missionaries. Rev. Alvan Coc
visits Fort Snelling 107
Frederick Ayer . 107
W. T. Boutwell 107
E. F. Ely, (teacher) 109
Mr. Denton. 111
Sherman Hall 107
Burial place ..
Daniel Gavin 111 Kaposia Village. 86
Carver's cave
81 85
Robert Hopkins. 117 St. Anthony Falls
Gideon H. Pood 107
Samuel W. Pond .. 107
J. W. Hancock 111
J. D. Stevens 107
S. R. Riggs 111
T. S. Williamson, M. D. 107
M. N. Adams .. 111
Moreau, Pierre, with Du Luth at Lake Superior ... 9
Morrison, William. old trader,73, 57
Moss, Henry L., U. S. District
Attorney 118
Nadowaysioux, see Sioux ..
Newspapers, first in St. Paul
Nicolet, Jean, first white trader 117 to 123
in Wisconsin ·
1
Nicollet. J. N., astronomer and
geologist .. 102 Niverville, Boucher de, at Lake Winnipeg 60
Marest, James Joseph, Jesuit missionary. signs the papers Norris, J. S. 126 taking possession of the Upper North, J. W .122, 128 Mississippi .. 73 Letter to Le Sueur. 39 32
Northwest company trading posts None. Robertal de la, re-occupies Du Luth's post at the head of Lake Superior 50
-
S1 103
Radisson, Sieur, early life and marriage .. Rae, Dr., Arctic explorer at St. Paul. ... 124
Principal villages of. 105 Rams y. Hon. Alexander, first Governor 117
Of Lake Pokeguma attacked 110 Treaty of 1837. 112
Oliver, Lieut. U. S. A., detained dota. 115
by ice at Hastings. 91
Olmstead. S. B .. 126
Olmsted. David, President of first council. 119
Candidate for Congress .. 122 Editor of Democrat. 1:25
One Eyed Sioux, alias Pourgne Original Leve, Rising Moose .. 85
Loyal to America during war of 1812. 81 Ottawas. their migrations.
11 Ottoes, mentioned .. 42, 43, Onasicoude, ( Wah-zee-ko-tay ) Sioux chief mentioned by Hen .23. 27 Depin ..
Owens, John P., editor 123
Lead mines on Mississippi.
Leavenworth, Colonel, estab- lishes Fort Snelling ...... 90 Legardeur, Augustine, associate
of Perrot ... 32 Legislature. Territorial .... 119 to 127 First State Legislature 128 Leslie, Lt., command at Macki- naw .. 02
L'Iluillier, Fort why named ..... 13
Le Suenr. associated with Per-
rot, builds a Fort below Has- tings ..
32
At Lake Pepin in 1683 and 16-9 .37, 40
At La Ponte of Lake Supe - rior, 1692.
37 Brings first Sioux chief to Montreal .... .37, 83 38
Visits France ..
Arrives iu Gulf of Mexico ... 39 Passes Perrot's lead mines. .. 40 12
At the River St. Croix ..
Holds a council with the
Returns to Gulf of Mexico. 45, 71 Libbey, Washington, pioneer at St. Croix Falls .. 119
Lignery, commands at Macki- naw .. 50 At Fort Duquesne. 61
Linctot, commander at Macki- naw. 51
Little Crow, Sioux chief, goes in 1824 to Washington .. 95 Long, Major Stephen H .. tour to St. Anthony, A. D. 1817. 82 83
Opinion of the site of Fort Snelling .. 86 Loomis. Captain Gustavus A., U. S. A .. 108
Loomis, D. B., early settler of St. Croix Valley .. 122
Loras, Bishop of Dubuque .. 109 Louisiana, transfer of 73
Lowry, sylvanus, early settler .. 127
Macalester College. 125
Mackinaw re-occupied. 50 Presbyterian mission at .. 106 Rev. Dr. Morse visits. 196
Robert Stuart resides at. 106
Rev. W. M. Ferry, mission- aryat .. 100
Maginnis makes a claim at St. Croix Falls ... 112
Map by Franquelin indicates Du Luth's explorations ....
Marin, Lamarque de, French offi- cer.
Marine, early settlers at 112 Marshall. Hon. W. R. mentioned, 115, 126 Marquette. Jesuit missionary at La Pointe. 4 1
61
Ochagachs, draws a map for Ve- rendrye 5.5
Guest of H. H. Sibley at Men-
Becomes a resident of St. Paul. 118
Holds Indian council at Fort Snelling .. 121 Randin, visits extremity of Lake Superior 110 Ravoux, Rev. A., Sioux mission- ary 109
Reaume, Sieur, interpreter ... 52
Red River of the North, men- tioned .. 87 Renville. Joseph, mention of. . 76, 109 Renville, John .. 109 l'epublican convention at St.An- thony .. 126
Biec. Hon. Henry M., steps to or-
During war of 1812-1515 ..
John F. Aiton 111
Historical Society .. 119 Early days of. 20
First counties organized. 119 Sioux .. 11
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· ganizo Minnesota Territory,115, 116 Elected to Congress .. .125, 126
U. S. Senator 128 Richards, F. S., trader at Lake l'epin .. 117 Riggs, Rev. S. R., Sioux mission- ary. letter of. 111 Robbinette, pioneer in St. Croix Valley . 112 Robertson, Daniel A .. editor,.12t, 125
Rogers, Captain. at Ticonderoga #2 In charge at Mackinaw .... 62, 66 Rolette, Joseph, Sr., ia the Brit- ish service ...
Rolette, Joseph, Jr.
Roseboom, English trader, ar- rested near Macninaw. 15 Roschoom, trader at Green Bay. 63
Rosser, J. T., Secretary of Ter- ritory 125
Russell, Jeremiah, pioneer in St. Croix Valley 109, 112 Segard, in 1836 notices Lake Su- perior copper .. 7
Saint Anthony Express, first pa- per beyond St. Paul. 123 Saint Anthony Falls, Suspension bridge over . 126 Government millat. 91 St. Croix county organized .. 111
Court in 11t
Saint Croix river, origin of
nama
Du Luth first explorer of .. 112 Pioneers in Valley of 112
In council with Ojibways ...
Sionx Delegation in A. D. 1824, go to Washington. .. 93
Delivered by Col Snelling ... Executed by Ojibways .... 99
Killed by Ojibways, April, 1838 ..
103
Attack Lake Pokeguma band in 1811. 110
Are attacked in 1842. 111 Wait, L B ..
Treaties of 1851. 123
Attacked in St. Paul by Ojib- ways .. 125
Washington visits St. Pierre.
Welch. W. H. Chief Justice of Territory .. 125 Wells, Janies, trader, married .. 102
At Lake Pepin .. 117 Wilkin, Alexander, Secretary of Territory .. 121
Candidate for Congress .. 125
Williamson, Rew. T S. M. D. early life. 107
Organizes church at Fort
Pasquinade on N. P. Willis ... 98
Steele, Franklin, pioneer of St.
Croix Valley .. 112, 118
At Stillwater Convention,
1818 115 Winnebagoes mentioned .. .10. Wisconsin River called Mescherz Obeda by La Salle .. 18
52
Shields, Gen. James, clected U.
S. Senator
128
Sibley, Hon. H. H., at Stillwater
convention. . 115
Delegate to Congress from
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Wisconsin Territory. 116
Elected delegate to Congress 122 Sionx, origin of the word. 1
Peculiar language of. 1
Villages visited by Du Luth ..
Described by Cadillac 16
Meet Aceault and Ilennepin.
Of Mille Lacs. 19.
Nicolas Perrot.
Described by Perrot 31
Meaning of the word 10
Different bands of 101
Warpaytwawns. 105
Neeseetwawns 105
Mantautaws.
Sissetons ..
Oujalespoitons .. 43,
41
Chief's speech to Frontenac .. Chief's death at Montreal. 34 Chief viuits Fort L'Huillier. 13
In council with Le Sucur ..... Visited by Jesuits 51
A foil to the Foxes .. . 55
Bands described by Carver. .. 65
Chiet's speech described by Carver ...
67
Treaties of 1837 with Sioux and Ojibways ... 112
Tuttle, C A .. at Falls of St. Croix 112 University of Minnesota created 122 Van Cleve, Gen. H. P. 81
Varennes, Pierre Gualtier, sec Verendrye.
Vercheres, in command at Green Bav.
61 Vereadrye, Sieur, early life of .. . 58
Expedition west of Lake Su- perior . 5.x
Return to Lake of the Woods Sieur. Jr., accompanies St. Pierre ... .59
61
Wahkantape, Sioux chief visits Le Sucur. .43, Wahmatah, Sioux chief.
14 95 119
At Lake Pepin
.55
65
Commander at Mackinaw .... 61
At Fort La Reine. 60 1. N. W. Pennsylvania ..... 60, 61 Simpson, early settler in St. Paul 111 Slaves, African, in Minnesota ... 97 Smith, C. K., first Secretary of Visited by Washington 60 Saskatchewan, first visited by French 59 Territory .. .118 119 Fort at .. 60 Schiller. versifies a Sioux chief's Snelling. Col. Josiah, arrives at Fort Snelling .. 92 speech 67 Scott, Dred, slave at Fort Snell- ing . 97 Death of. 101 W. Joseph, son of Colonel,
Delivers Sioux assassins to Ojibways. 99 the name of Fort Snelling 163 Selkirk, Earl, Thomas Douglas .. 87 Semple, Governor of Selkirk set-
career of ... 97 Snelling ... 108 Missionary at Lac qui Parle Kaposia . 114 Willis, N. P., lampoons Joseph Snelling .... 97
Stevens, Rev. J. D. .. 106. 108 Stillwater, battle between Sioux and Ojibways .. Founders of .. 113 Land slide in 1852. 124 109 Wolfe, General, death of .. 1 Wood, trader among Sioux. 78 Yeiser, Captain at Fort Shelby .. 80 Yuhazee, exccuted at St. Paul ... 12t 1 !
Stratton, pioneer in St. Croix
Valley 112, 113
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Stuart. Robert, at Mackinaw, in- fluence of ... 106 Swiss emigrants, at Red River ... 89 Taliaferro. Maj. Lawrence, agent for the Sioux, notice of ... 91
Letter to Col. Levenworth .. 92
Takes Indians to Washington A. D. 1824.
Tanner, John, stolen from his parents ..
Tanuery for Buffalo skins. . .. .. 46 to Taylor, Jessie B., pioneer in St. Croix Valley. 112 Joshua L
N. C. D., Spraker House of Represrotatives 1-51.
Sprech to Gov. Frontenac 38
Tegabkonta, Catherine, the Iro- quois virgin ... 17 Terry, Elijah, murdered by Sioux at Pembina ....
Thompson, David, geographer, N. W. Co ....
Tonty, llenry, with Du Luth at Niagara .. 13
Language, Carver's views on Chief, Original Leve, Pike's friend ... 75,
Formerly dwelt at Leech
Lake ... 78 Bisseton murderer brought to Fort Snelling.
112
Early preachers in valley of. 113 Saint Paul, origin of name .. 111 Early Settlers of 111
High water in 1950, 121
First execution for murder .. 121 Effort to remove seat of gov- (rnment therefron. 127
Saint Pierre, Captain, at Lake Superior ..
50
Wakefield, John A. 116 Wales, W. W. 127
Scott. General Winfield, suggests
tlement, killed. 88
Senecas defeated by the French, 15 Shea, J. G., on failure to estab- lish Sioux mission . 106 Sherburne Moses, Judge 125
545
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OUTLINE HISTORY OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA.
Page 129 to 160.
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Admission of the State.
129
Agricultural Building. 147
Austin, Horace, sketch of 15€
Aldrich. Cyrus, sketch of 159
Averill, John T., sketch of 159
Battle of Pittsburg Landing. 133
Fair Oaks .. 133
Savage Station. 133
Iuka. 134
Corinth 134
Gettysburg 137
Biennial session of the Legisla- ture 140
Bancroft, George, speech of 141 Blind, Education of the 148
Cavanaugh. James M., sketch of. 159
Cavalry Companies 133
Deaf and Dumb Institution 147
Davis. C. K., sketch of 157
Donnelly, Ignatius, sketch of. 159 Dunnell, Mark, M., sketch of. 159 Edgerton, A. J., sketch of 158
Eighth Minnesota Regiment. 137
First State Legislature 129
First steamboat on the Red River of the North. 130 First white person executed. 130 First Minnesota Regiment .... 131, 137 Fifth Minnesota Regiment ... 131, 137
Fourth Minnesota Regiment ..... 137
Fifth State Legislature. 138
Fillmore, ex-President, speech
of 141
Flag presentation 143
Gor man, Willis A., sketch of. 153
Hubbard, Lucius F., sketch of. 157
Insane Hospital at St. Peter. 149
Rochester. 150
King, Wm. S., sketch of. 159
Miller, Stephen, sketch of. 155
Marshall, W. R., sketch of .. 156
McMillan, S. J. R., sketch of. 158
Minnesota in the civil war .. 131
Normal School act .. 130
Northfield Bank, raid on 139
Noyes, J. L .. sketch of 149
Norton, Daniel S., sketch of. 158
Page, Judge, impeachment of .. 140
Pillsbury, J. S., sketch of 157
Phelps, Wm. W., sketch of 159
Poehler, Henry, sketch of .. 160
Railroad land grants. 129
Ramsey, Governor, tenders the services of his fellow-citizens to the President ... 131
Religious instruction excluded from schools .. 140
Ramsey, Alexander, sketch of 151
Rice, Henry M., sketch of. 158
Second State Legislature I30
State railroad bonds issued 130
Capital, history of. 141
Iu flames. 141
Penitentiary 141
University 145
Faculty 147
Campus and buildings. 147
Reform School. 150
Normal Schools. 151
Second Minnesota Regiment .. 132. 137
Sharpshooters 132 Sioux Ontbreak .. 135 Seward, Wm. H., speech of .. 14. School for the Feeble-minded .. 149 Sibley, H. II., sketch of .. 153
Swift, H. A., sketch of 153
Shields, James, sketch of 158
Stearns, O. P., sketch of ..
Strait, Horace B., sketch of. 159
Stewart. Jacob H., sketch of .. 159 Third Minnesota Regiment 133 The Rocky Mountain Locust. .. 133 Women allowed to vote for school officers .. 130 Wilkinson. Morton S., sketch of. 15.9 Windom, William, sketch of. 15a Wilson, Eugeoe M., sketch of ... 1:9 Wasnburn, W. D .. sketch of ..... 1ti 1
Yorktown, siege of. 1:3
INDEX.
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STATE EDUCATION.
Page 161 to 176.
PAGE
PAGE
PAGE
Introduction ..
.161, 162
Board of Regents
166
Local Taxation.
172
Colonial Period.
163
Land Grant ..
167
Graded School System .. 172
Education in 1787.
164
State University
Equal rights 17
State Aid .. .164, 165
Related System.
A Common foe ...
175
Results hoped for 176
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Education in Minnesota. 160 State School Fund.
35
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PAGE
546
HISTORY OF FREEBORN COUNTY.
INDEX.
THE SIOUX MASSACRE OF 1862.
Page 177 to 256.
PAGE
and Sauk Centre .. 231
Galbraith, Major, statement of .. 181
Battle of Birch Coolie 249 Hennepin, Louis. 177
Wood Lake ...
New Ulm ... 219
217 At Lower Agency Ferry 221
Near Glencoe .. 228 Of Fort Abercrombie. 285
Baker, Mrs., flight of.
195
Byrnes, Lieut., with forty-seven men starts from Minneapolis for Meeker and Kandiyohi counties 228
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