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Mill Creek, ii, 15
Milan, Florencio, ii, 152
Millard, Josiah, i, 382; iii, 104, 108
Miller, Andrew, iii, 103, 106
Miller, Benjamin, ii, 166
Miller, Geo. C., iii, 84, 104, 106
Miller, Jacob, ii, 189
Miller, James M. ii, 166
Miller, John, Col., iii, 105, 108, 184
Miller, Judge, i, 371 .
Miller, Phillip, ii, 95
Miller, Sarah, ii, 156
Miller, William, ii, 76
Millette, Catherine, ii, 148
Millette, Elizabeth, ii, 141
Millette, Francios, ii, 158
Millette, Jean Baptiste, ii, 141, 147, 152 Millette, Joseph, ii, 147
Millette, Rosalie, ii, 152
Millikin, Alexander, ii, 191
Mills, to grind grain, ii, 237
Mills, H. L., keeps tavern at St. Charles, iii, 60
Mills, James, ii, 186, 192
Mills, Lavina, il, 187
Mills, Rev. Samuel J., biographical sketch of, iii, 223, 225
Millstones, iii, 189
Mine à Breton, discovery of, i, 284;
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trace from mine to river, 284; rush to, 285; riot at, ii, 364; iii, 182 Mine à Joe, i, 387
Mine country militia company, in the Boonslick, iii, 120
Mine of hammers, found near the Burbeuse, i, 78
Mine la Motte, probably derives its name from La Mothe Cadillac, i, 279; granted to Renault, 281; how output shipped, 284; School- craft as to name of, 279; Indian massacre at, 378; ii, 204
Mineral wealth of Missouri, i, 22; district of upper Louisiana, 274; land grants, ii, 228; claims, iii, 44' Minert, i, 166
Miners, engaged in brawls and quar- rels, iii, 74
Mines, produce hauled to Ste. Gene- vieve, i, 367
Minnay-Shoshoh-chray, meaning of, i, 7
Minton, Mrs. John, ii, 185
Miracle, David, ii, 101
Miro, Governor, Estevan, ii, 15; re- port of overflow of 1785, 51, 53; inquires as to New Madrid, 107; opposes Morgan's plan, 122; ob- jects to Morgan's circular, 123; cancels Morgan's grant, 124, 125; sends Foucher to New Madrid, 125; his instructions to Foucher, 126; objects. to sale of land by Morgan, 127; authorizes Morgan to introduce settlers, 128; liberates Indian slaves, 240, 309, 336; biographical sketch of, 337, 338, 340; frustrates Morgan's plan, 341; displeased that Wilkinson should be in the service of the United States, 342
"Misere," nickname of Ste. Gene- vieve, i, 346; attack planned on, ii, 37
Misho-ray, i, 2
Missoury, i, 2
Misplait, Bazil, i, 356
Misplait, Noel, i, 356
Misplait, Pierre, i, 356
Missey, Jean Louis, i, 356
Mission, of the Immaculate Concep- tion, ii, 288
Missionaries, activity of the French, ii, 287
Missionary priests, own slaves, ii, 243
Missionary society organized by Peck, iii, 218; Association, antagonism to among Baptists, 220
Mississippi, bordered by forests, i,
26; lined with bear, 38; valley, center of prehistoric activity, 47; first discovered by Jean Nicollet, 155; first named by Father Al- louez, 156
Mississouri, i, 2
Missouri, origin of name, i, 1; differ- ent spelling, 7; meaning of word, 7; accepts Platte country, 12; river, 17; mound area, 41; river discovered by Radisson and Gros- seilliers, 153; named Osage by Membre, 163, 169; origin of word, 177; river noted by Penicaut, 248; exclusive trade on, ii, 2; territory of, iii, 1; river trade to New Orleans in 1819, 160; circuit, first appointment for, 235; Compro- mise, 247: population at the time of passage of enabling act, 248; first Governor of, 253; how the state was finally admitted into the Union, 271; "Missouri Gazette," on the affect of the attempt of the anti- slavery party, iii, 249
"Missouri Gazette," iii, 65
"Missouri Herald," founded in Jack- son in 1818, iii, 66, 189
"Missouri Hotel," first General As- sembly meets in, iii, 266
"Missouri Intelligencer," founded in Franklin in 1819, iii, 66; on steamboat navigation, 198
"Missourian," on National road, iii, 167
Missourie, i, 2
Missouries, i, 1; habitat of, 177
Missouriopolis, iii, 185
Missouriton, iii, 182
Missourits, where located on Fran- quelin's map, i, 7, 226
Misty, Clement, ii, 87
Misuri, so spelled in Carvers' Travels, i, 2
Mitchell, James, ii, 69
Mitchell, John S., iii, 30
Mitchell, Robert, ii, 146
Mitchell, William, iii, 84
Mitchell, Willis, iii, 157
Mitchigamea, found by Marquette, i, 162; village at, 162; change of habitat. 171
Mite societies, iii, 223
Mittaye, Veronique, ii, 151 Mize, Thomas, ili, 197
Moccasins worn by the people, ii, 232
Mock, Randolph, ii, 149
Mocque, Joseph, i, 357
Moitier, Antoine, ii, 63
Molere, Baptiste, ii, 56
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Molina, Antonio or Antoine, ii, 138, 165 Moline, Don Bernardo, ii, 142
Monbrun, Don Estaban Boucher de. i, 309 Mondion, Marie, ii, 52
Mongrain, Noel, nephew of Cheveux Blanc, ii, 85, 270, 398; claim of acquired by Chouteau, iii, 154
Monier, Jean B., ii, 60, 256
Moniteau county, first settlers of, iii, 159 Moniteau Creek, William McLane killed near, iii, 118
Monix, Baptiste, ii, 166
Monmirel, dit Durant, Joseph, i, 356 Monopoly, not permitted under Span- ish rules, ii, 250
Monroe, Daniel, iii, 8, 115, 137
Monroe, President James, sent as envoy extraordinary to France, ii, 348, 382; issues proclamation admitting Missouri into Union August 10, 1821, 272 Monroc, John, iii, 114, 137
Monroe, Joseph, brother of the presi- dent, iii, 92
Monroe, William, iii, 115
Montaigne, ii, 56
Montardy, Jeanne, ii, 10
Montardy, Pedro, Lieutenant of a St. Louis company, ii, 17, 42 Montcalm, ii, 170
Montgomery, Colonel, his connec- tion with attack on St. Louis, ii, 40 Montgomery county, organized, iii, 8 Montgomery, James, ii, 95
Montgomery, William, i, 372
Montgomery, William, keeps tavern at Jackson, iii, 61, 85
Monticello, iii, 184
Montigny, Father, on Mississippi, i, 240, 243 Montjoy, Charles, iii, 157
Montmenia, or Monmirel, John, ii, 161
Montmirel, or Monmirel, Jean, ii, 166 Montmirel, or Monmirel, Joseph, dit Durant, ii, 148, 245 Montreaux, Joseph, ii, 67
Montreuil, Amable, ii, 68
Moodey, Moses, ii, 201
Moody, Joseph, iii, 116, 138
Mooney, Daniel, iii, 104, 107, 108
Mooney, Terrence, i, 344
Moore, Bede, i, 383
Moore, Dr. William, iii, 70; in Cooper county in 1818, 83
Morgan, George, ii, 392 Moore, Guillaume, i, 367
Moore, Isadore, opens a farm near present Perryville, i, 383; iii, 6, 7, 8 Moore, James B., ii, 398
Moore, James, junior, i, 383
Moore, James, senior, i, 383; iii, 84 Moore, John, ii, 158
Moore, Rich, iii, 103
Moore, Richard, iii, 106
Moore, William, iii, 84
Moquez, Francois, ii, 91
Moquez, or Mouques, Louis, ii, 65 Morales, complains in 1802 of rev- enue frauds at St. Louis, ii, 63; rules and regulations, of, 219, 220; published in upper Louisiana, 222; his object was to make land grants certain, 223 Morales, Don Juan Ventura, ii, 196
Moranville, Francois, ii, 321
Moreau, dit Parent, ii, 245
Moreau, Alexis, ii, 56
Moreau, Francisco, Lieutenant, ii, 67
Moreau, Francois, ii, 21, 56
Moreau, Joseph, ii, 69
Moreau, Louis, ii, 69
Moredock, James, iii, 98; escapes Indians, 99 Morel, Francois, ii, 151
Morel, Hugh, ii, 102
Morel, John, ii, 102
Morelle, Jean Baptiste, i, 357; ii, 148 ·
Moreman, Francois, i, 382
Mareno, Pedro, i, 113
Morgan, Archibald, i, 382
Morgan, Asa, iii, 184
Morgan, Col. George, ii, 72; letter to Galvez, 109; his memorial to Con-
. tinental Congress, 109; his prep- aration for settling his new prov- ince, 116; his plan of surveying same, 117; lots of New Madrid distributed free, 118; protects trees on public roads, 119; landing at New Madrid, 119; lots dedi- cated to religious denominations, 119; white hunters not admitted, 119; recorder's offices established, 120; free importation of plough irons and farming utensils, 120; school-masters to be engaged, 120; his objection to Foucher, 126; suggests that land be sold to set- tlers instead of being donated, 127; appointed by Miro Commandant, 128; effect of his enterprise, emi- gration stimulated by it, 129; finds Delawares and Shawnees west of river, i, 208, 312; visits Perez, ii, 57; biographical sketch of, 109; extent of his grant, 110; interests
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leading men in Pennsylvania in his enterprise, 111; on the Mississippi, 112; visits Lieut. Gov. Perez, 112; his letter to Miro, 124, 145, 164; iii, 83, 168
Morgan, John, Dr., ii, 112; letter to in regard to New Madrid, 113
Morgan, John, junior, i, 382 Morgan, Marie, ii, 149 Morgan, Salomon, i, 382
Morganza, ii, 128
Morin, Antoine, i, 357
Morin, Henry, ii, 55, 66
Morin, Jean Baptiste, ii, 55
Morin, or Marin, Joseph, ii, 22
Morin, Michael, ii, 55
Moro, Don Manuel Gonzales, Span- ish store keeper, ii, 365
Morrin, Pelagie, ii, 55
Morris, Curtis, i, 373
Morris, Governor, ii, 346
Morris, Henry, i, 358
Morris, John, ii, 149
Morris, Lucy, ii, 149
Morris, Robert, tavern keeper Franklin, iii, 61
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Morris, Ruth, ii, 149
Morris, Samuel, ii, 165
Mount Tabor, iii, 237
Mount Zion Baptist church, iii, 208, 215 Moutard, Jean Baptiste, ii, 60
Moutree, James H., iii, 107
Muca-da-puck-ee, i, 8
Mucketemachekaka, ii, 399
Muddy River, i, 2
Mullanphy, Bryan, iii, 192
Mullanphy Emigrant Home, iii, 192
Mullanphy, John, i, 364; ii, 99; iii, 192 Mullen, Mathew, ii, 206
Mulline, or Molene, Daniel, ii, 165
Mullins, Daniel, ii, 192
Mullins, Mathew, i, 367
Mullins, Thompson, iii, 138
Mundy, Norris, ii, 165
Munie, Juan, or Munier, discovers the Ponkas and secured exclusive trade with Ponkas, ii, 51, 250
Munos, Fernando, ii, 151
Murdock, Alexander, i, 382 Murdock, or Murdough, James, i, 382
Murphy, Benj., iii, 107
Murphy, David, i, 375; ii, 384
Murphy, Dubart, i, 375
Murphy, Francois, ii, 189
Murphy, Guillaume, i, 367
Murphy, Guillaume, junior, i, 367
Murphy, Hezekiah, iii, 85 Murphy, Isaac, iii, 103, 106
Motier, Joseph, ii, 297 Motley, Joseph, i, 384 Mouingwenas, i, 169
Mounds, i, 28, 41; located in Missouri, 42; plowed down, 42; in Big Prairie New Madrid, 58; excavated in New Madrid by Swallow, 60; covered with rock found in Reynolds county, 78; on the Mississippi south of La- grange, 89; on the Missouri river, 92; in Callaway county near Sans Dessein, 94; on bluffs of the Mis- souri river, 94; in northwest Mis- souri examined only cursorily, 95; used as watchtowers, 105; on the Dunklin ridge, 114
Mound-builders, on the Mississippi, i, 43; on St. John's bayou, 42; brachycephalic, 43
Mount Ararat Baptist church, iii, 215 Mount Nebo Baptist church, ili, 217 Mount Pisgah Baptist church, iii, 215 Mount Pleasant Baptist church, iii, 208 Mount Pleasant Baptist Association,
215; sends delegates to Bethel Association, 216, 221
Morrison, George Washington, ii, 72 Morrison, James, Licut., ii, 89, 98; iii, 102, 104, 110
Morrison, Jesse, ii, 87, 88, 89
Morrison, Joshua, iii, 107
Morrison, Lewis, iii, 245
Morrison, Robert, hauls goods by wagon for Armour and Juden from Baltimore to Jackson, iii, 196 Morrison, T. J. O., ii, 146
Morrison, William, sends goods from Kaskaskia to Santa Fe, iii, 155
Morrow, George, iii, 15, 18, 187 Morrow, John, iii, 106
Morse, William, i, 382
Mortes, or Hortes, Jean Baptiste, ii, 78
Mortgage, first recorded in St. Louis, ii, 25
Moseley, Samuel, iii, 107
Moselly, Thomas, iii, 185
Moses, or Mores, S. Thomas, ii, 76 Moss, Carroll, iii, 157
Moss, William, ii, 77
Mosteller, Jacob, i, 376
Mosteller, Joseph, i, 376
Motard, (Joseph ?), i, 345
Motard, Joseph, builds a wind mill, ii, 29, 50, 54
Motes, dit Mattis, Jerome, i, 366 Mothershead, Charles, iii, 196 Mothershead, Clifton, iii, 196 Motier, Francois, ii, 100
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Murphy, James, ii, 187, 189, 192 Murphy, Jesse, iii, 7
Murphy, John, ii, 77, 405
Murphy, Joseph, i, 375 Murphy, Joseph, senior, iii, 85
Murphy, Mark, iii, 131
Murphy, Mrs. Sarah, a sister of David Barton, i, 375 Murphy, Richard, i, 375; iii, 7 Murphy settlement, i, 365; iii, 183; old Methodist community, 239 Murphy, Rev. William, i, 375; ii, 187, 192, 375, 384; iii, 17
Murphy, William, iii, 85
Murphy, William, junior., i, 375
Murray, Daniel, ii, 344
Murty, James F., iii, 105
Musick, iil, 8
Musick, Abram or Abraham, ii, 71; iii, 86, 214
Musick, Asa, ii, 71
Musick, Captain David, ii, 69, 100, 392; iii, 3; at the battle of the Sinkhole, 131; his report of Sink- hole fight, 133; goes to Fort Cap au Gris from Sinkhole, 135 Musick, David, iii, 86, 103
Musick, Edy or Ewel or Uel, ii, 77
Musick, Eli, ii, 72, 76
Musick, Ephraim, il, 71; iii, 216
Musick, James, iii, 103, 105
Musick, Joel L., ii, 69
Musick, Noel, ii, 73
Musick, Thomas R., ii, 69; iii, 86, 215, 216 Musick, Uri, ii, 73
Muskingum, Morgan meets Indians there, ii, III Mussina, Zacharia, iii, 193 Muter, George, biographical sketch of, ii, 337 Myer, George, ii, 166
Myer, John, i, 356, 385
Myers, Benjamin, ii, 156; iii, 104, 107 Myers, George, iii, 156
Myers, Jacob, dit Roberson Pearson, ii, 143, 149, 155, 156, 166; license to keep a public tavern at New Madrid, 274 Myers, Jane, ii, 166 Mystic Brotherhood, the Nine Broth- ers, i, 213 M'Gehan, George, iii, 244
M'Gready, Dr. Israel, iii, 3, 5, 245 MacKay, or McCoy, Michael, i, 386 McAlpine, Joseph, ii, 159 McArthur, John, first clerk of the House, iii, 7, 103, 106 McArthur, William, i, 366 McCall, James, iii, 24
McCall, Samuel, iii, 103, 106
McCartney, Alexander, ii, 73 McCarty, ii, 186
McCarty, John, ii, 185
McCarty, Joseph, iii, 229
McCarty, Major, in command of Cahokia, i, 345 McCarty, Nathan, iii, 131
McCarty, William, iii, 229
McClanahan, Col., second of Browne in duel with John Smith, iii, 79
McClanahan, Dr. Finis, in Cooper county, iii, 83
McClean, Alexander, ii, 101
McClenahan, John W., i, 381
McClintock, John, iii, 229
McCloud, Robert, a step-son of Jos. Charless, iii, 66; founds "The Mis- sourian" at St. Charles, iii, 66
McCluny, Jacob, ii, 151
McCollack, Eliza, ii, 163
McCologue, ii, 165
McColum, Ansilme, ii, 152
McConnell, John, ii, 99; iii, 103, 106 McConnell, William, ii, 87; iii, 158
McConohoe, Alexander, i, 381
McCord, Adam, ii, 92; iii, 137
McCormick, i, 380; ii, 102
McCormick, James, ii, 165; iii, 229
McCormick, John, ii, 165; iii, 229, 244 McCormick, Mathew, ii, 158
McCormick, Peter, i, 380
McCoulkin, John, ii, 157
McCourtney, Adams, ii, 73
McCourtney, Alexander, ii, 94
McCourtney, James, ii, 72
McCourtney, J. B., ii, 149
McCourtney, Joseph, ii, 151, 166
McCourtney, Maj. J. B., ii, 153
McCourtney, Mrs. Elizabeth, ii, 73
McCoy, ii, 72, 143, 149 McCoy, Alexander, i, 373
McCoy, Ananias, i, 372; iii, 229
McCoy, Francois, ii, 152
McCoy, John, ii, 96, 165
McCoy, Joseph, ii, 96; ili, 157, 158
McCoy, Captain Robert, i, 358; at New Madrid in 1786, ii, 96, 107, 141, 151, 157, 368; his signature, 143; Commandant of Tywappity Bottom, 143; iii, 157
McCrae, David, ii, 37
McCreary, Mary, iii, 229 McCue, Daniel, iii, 156
McCulloch, James, ii, 149; iji, 103, 105 Mccullough, Hugh, ii, 76 McCully, Major, ii, 112
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McDaniel, Baptiste, ii, 87
McDaniels, James, ii, 55
McDaniels, Johnson, iii, 159
McDermit, Charles, i, 368
McDermitt, Hugh, iii, 7, 8
McDermitt, James, with Callaway, iii, 124 McDonald, Alexander, ii, 76
McDonald, Andrew, i, 344
McDonald, Baptiste, ii, 91
McDonald, James, ii, 71
McDonald, John, iii, 103
McDonnell, John, iii, 187 McDonough, Stacy, i, 384 McDowell, Catalina, ii, 158
McDowns, William, iii, 103, 105
McDuff, Patrick, ii, 159
McElwee, James, iii, 85
McFall, George, ii, 73
McFarland, Blassingham H., iii, 104, 107, 108
McFarland, Rev. John, organizes a Presbyterian church at Franklin, iii, 233 McFarland, Wm., iii, 106 McFerron, John, i, 387
McFerron, Joseph, teacher at Mt.
Taber, ii, 182, 384; appointed first Clerk of Court of Common Pleas of Cape Girardeau District, 384; duel with Ogle, iii, 75; member of the constitutional convention, iii, 249; biographical sketch of, 259 McGagne, Joel, i, 387
McGagne, Laurent, i, 387
McGary, Sam, iii, 157
McGee, i, 7
McGee, John, i, 386; ii, 186 McGee, Joseph, i, 386
McGee, Sam, iii, 157
McGeiger, John L., iii, 107
McGill, Theodore, iii, 235
McGirk, Andrew, iii, 29, 84
McGirk, Matthias, iii, 6, 17; ap- pointed Judge of the Supreme Court in 1820, 18, 266
McGirk, Robert, iii, 29
McGlaughlin, Patrick, ii, 165
McGready, Israel, ii, 102 McGuire, John, iii, 104
McGuire, Philip, iii, 5, 105
McGuire, Thomas, iii, 193
McGunnegle, John, iii, 184
McHenry, Isaac N., founded the " En- quirer," iii, 66; assaults Charless, iii, 66; dies in 1821, 66
McHugh, William, ii, 94, 100, 240 McIlvain, John, iii, 69
Mckay, dit Mackay, Daniel, ii, 245 McKem, William, ii, 152
McKendree, Bishop, at McKendree Chapel in 1819, iii, 240; preaches in St. Louis in 1813, 241 McKendree Chapel, on grant of William Williams, ii, 190; first Methodist church organized at, iii, 235 McKenney, Daniel, iii, 157
McKenzie, Alexander, his trip to the Pacific, iii, 141
Mckenzie, Allen, ii, 187, 192 Mckenzie, Farquar, ii, 69
Mckenzie, John, a sailor with John Cook, settled at Jackson, iii, 87
McKibbin, Thomas, ii, 165
McKinley, James, ii, 155
Mckinney, John, ii, 94
Mckinney, Robert, ii, 101
McKinzie, Daniel and William keep tavern at Franklin, iii, 61 McKinzie, Stephen, iii, 131
Mckinnon, dit McKinney, Theopolis, ii, 71 McKnight. John, iii, 108, 192
McKnight, Mrs., ii, 101
McKnight, Robert, goes to Santa Fe, iii, 155
McLain, his escape from the Indians, iii, 208
McLain, dit English, Charles, ii, 245
McLain, Ewing, iii, 117, 137, 138
McLain, James, i, 381
McLain, Joseph, iii, 138
McLain, Mrs. John, ii, 185
McLain, William, iii, 138
McLains, or McLanes, settle on Lou- tre Island, iii, 145
McLaine's Fort, iii, 137
McLanahan, Josiah, appointed sher- iff, ii, 383, 405 McLane, Alexander, iii, 84
McLane, Dr. William T., in Cooper county, iii, 83
McLane, Ervin, iii, 115
McLane, William, killed, iii, 115, 118, 1.38 McLaughlin, Bartholomew, ii, 166
McLaughlin, Henry, ii, 77, 96
McLaughlin, James, i, 373
McLaughlin, Jean Robert, i, 367
McLaughlin, John, iii, 84
McLaughlin, John Rose, i, 381
McLaughlin, Patrick, ii, 166
McLaughlin, Robert, i, 382 McLaughlin, Thomas, i, 373; iii, 107 McLaughlin, William, iii, 229
McLean, Jacque, i, 367
McMahan, James, corporal, iii, 115
McMahan, Joseph, iii, 116
McMahan, Robert, i, 386; ii, 150
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McMahan. Samuel. sergeant, killed. iii, 120 McMahan. Thomas, iii, 115
McMahan. William, Lieut., ili, 113; his savage ferocity, iii, 117 McMahan's Fort, iii, 138 McMichell. John, ii, 101 McMickle, or McMichael, John, ii, 73 McMillan, Daniel. ii, 156 McMillan, James M., ii, 156
McMillan, Jean, ii, 102 McMullin, James, with Callaway, iii, 124 McMullin, Robert I., iii, 185 McMurray, John, sergeant, iii, 115 McMurty, Joseph, i, 373
McNair, Alexander, ii, 383; iii, 9; one of the first St. Louis trustees, 72, 103, 104, 183; member of the constitutional convention, 249; bio- graphical sketch of, 248; elected first governor of Missouri, 253
McNair, David, has a ferry at St. Louis in 1816, iii, 62 McNair, Robert, iii, 85
McNair, St. John, killed by Indians, iii, 108 McNeal, John I., i, 368 McQuick, John, ii, 91 McQuilkin, or McKouilkin, John, ii, 156
McQuilty, Lieutenant, iii, 115
McQuitty, Andrew, ii, 72
McQuitty, David, iii, 106
McPheeters, Dr., iii, 80 McRay, John, i, 373 McTyre, Bishop, iii, 236 McWilliams, Robert, iii, 104 McWilliams, Thomas, iii, 107
Mt. Tabor, first English school west of Mississippi river there, ii, 182 Mt. Vernon, iii, 185
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Nacotahs, or Dacotahs, i, 1 Nadaillac, Marquis de, on the
mounds, i, 43, 46 Naeleman, Quiete, or Kiete, ii, 148
Nahua, origin of mounds in Missis- sippi valley, i, 44, 47 Nai-chi-wai-go-chce, ii, 406 Nails, iii, 188; factory, 188
Nakurme, with Dodge on his cam- paign on the Missouri, iii, 121 Nanawenane, the Sturgeon-man, ii, 399
Namo-cha-tasa, the brave by Hazard, ii, 398
Namachewana-chaha, ii, 398 Namat-chesa, ii, 309 Names of officers and soldiers who came with St. Ange to St. Louis, ii, 17
Names of subscribers of New Bour- bon to patriotic contributions to the king of Spain, i, 367; St. Louis subscribers, ii, 62.
Names of the soldiers of the Spanish- American military company, ii, 192
Names of tavern keepers in St. Louis, iii, 60 Nanson, John, tavern keeper at Franklin, iii, 61 Napetaka, ii, 300
Napoleon, rumor that he had acquired Louisiana for France, and feeling of apprehension, ii, 346; urges sale to United States, 349; his predic- tion of the effects of this acquisition, i, 350
Naquigen, ii, 44 Nasawarku, the fork, ii, 309 Nash, Alexander, has a ferry at St. Louis in 1817, iii, 62
Nash, H., ii, 100
Nash, Ira, ii, 69
Nash, William, ii, 101, 136
Naude, Marie, ii, 134
Natchez, Post of, i, 289, 291; sent In- dians to San Domingo into slavery, ii, 239 Natchitoches Path, route of, i, 227 Natchitoches, i, 271
National Road, controversy as to where it should touch the Missis- sippi, iii, 167 Narvaez, Pamphilio de, i, 136
Navarre, report of attack of St. Louis, ii, 37, 41 Nave, Henry, iii, 159 Navigation of the river, laborious, ii, 265; of the Mississippi, ii, 222
Neal, Jacob, i, 372
Neal, John, i, 372 Neal, Peter, ii, 158 Neal, Reuben, iii, 188
Neal, Samuel, i, 372
Neale, Dr. Thomas, settles in Cape Girardeau in 1805, iii, 82
Neatness unknown among the Osages, i, 191 Neeley, William, ii, 159; appointed member of the territorial council, iii, 3, 6, 87, 168 Neamcolin's Path, ran through North Missouri, i, 228 Neely, John, ii, 165, 166
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Neely, Thomas, ii, 158, 165 Negro Fork of the Maramec, i, 281; il, 74
Negro slaves, brought to upper Louisiana by Renault, i, 282; ii, 240; fear of negro slaves, 241; in- troduction of, prohibited by the Spanish officials, 241; have Sun- day as their own day, ili, 58; pun- ishment of white persons associating with, at unlawful meetings, 163
Negro, killed by Indians, iii, 118 Neil, John, ii, 166
Nelson, Dr. Arthur, physician of St. Louis in 1818, iii, 81, 234 Nelson, Capt., of steamboat "Inde- pendence," iii, 198
Nelson, Charles, ii, 155
Nelson, Thomas, iii, 84
Ne-o-ge-he, i, I
Neosho, Forks of, i, 18
Neosho, Osages hunted on the, i, 181 Neosho, village of the Osages on the, i, 182
Ne-o-ya-cha, i, 1
Neptune, Joseph, ii, 56
Nepveu, Pierre, ii, 168
Nepveu, Thomas, ii, 168
Nerinyck, Father Charles, ii, 325
Neshota, ii, 398
Nessotinaineg, a chief of the Potta- wottomies, iii, 99
Newby, Marie, ii, 22
Newell, John C., iii, 107
Newell, John, i, 384
Newkirk, Peter, ii, 156
New Bourbon, location of, i, 362; why so named by Carondelet, 362; common field of, 365; makes a pa- triotic contribution, 366; known as village des Petites Côtes, 366
New France, i, 2 New Franklin, iii, 208
New London, first settler near, iii, 158
New Madrid, i, 4, 7; mounds of, 58; De Soto in the region of, 104, 224; commercial importance of, ii, 62; attached to upper Louisiana, 62; main physical features of ridge, 103; description of, 104; mound-build- ers here, 105; laid out by Morgan, 112; map of the town, 114; sur- vey of, 114; plat of environs by Collot, 121; population of, 132; slow progress, 133; number of con- cessions, 133; attached to upper Louisiana, 137; military organiza- tions at, 141; names of settlers at, 142; district of and boundaries,
154; Commandant of, 195; popu- lation in 1795, 209; in 1796, 209; when DeLassus appointed Lieu- tenant-Governor, 209; Command- ant of, acted as sub-delegate, 217; no common field, 234; people of, displeased at cession, 363; De- Lassus at, on his return, 363; educated people at, iii, 58; popu- lation after cession, 140; large American settlement near, 161; harbor of, described by Flint, 170; people of, regret the change of gov- ernment, 172; earthquake of, 172; decline of the town after the earth- quake, 179; certificates a source of fraud, 179; merchants of, 196 New Orleans, laid out by Bienville, i, 273; forcible seizure of, urged by western settlers, ii, 246
New Tennessee, settlement of, iii, 239 Newspapers, published in Missouri territory, iii, 65
Newport, county seat of Franklin, iii, 185
New settlements, founded after war of 1812, iii, 157
Neybour, Joseph, ii, 75
Neyswanger, Joseph, ii, 188
Niangua, i, 18
Nicholas, George, ii, 344
Nichols, Mathias, iii, 157
Nicholson, John, iii, 235
Nicholson, William, iii, 85
Nicolas, Antoine, ii, 166
Nicolas, Etienne, i, 357
Nicolet, Jean, first finds the Missis- sippi, i, 155 Nicolle, Gabriel, i, 372, 378
Niel, Rev. Francois, ii, 328; teaches in St. Louis College, iii, 71
Nilco, of De Soto, may be the White river, i, 18 Nish-na-bot-na, iş 17
Niska, Indian name of White river, i, 18 Ni-shu-dge, name of Missouri, prob- ably derived from this word, i, I
Niswanger, Joseph, ii, 192
Noble, James, iii, 84
Noblesse, Peter, ii, 160
Nodaway, i, 5, 17
Nogales, iii, 85
Noise, which accompanied the New Madrid earthquake, iii, 177
Noise, Francois, ii, 56
Noise, dit Des Noyer, Jacques, ii, 21, 56; il, 307 Noland, Ledston, iii, 84
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Norflet, James, ii, 165 Norman's account of trace up Castor river, i, 231 Normand, Charles, i, 357
Norris, James, ii, 163 Norrisses, or Norris, John L., ii, 163 North, William, i, 375 Northcut mounds, in Scott county, i, 66
North Carolina, German emigrants from to upper Louisiana, ii, 188; claims country to the Mississippi, 330
North Missouri, a land of prairies, i, 32 North St. Louis rolling mill, iii, 257 Northwest Fur Company, ii, 254 Northern limits of Missouri, fixed by United States Supreme court, i, 14 Notre Dame de Bon Secours, ii, 314 Notice, of Becknell to enlist company for trading west in 1820, iii, 156 Norvell, Joshua, one of the founders of the "Western Journal," in 1815, iii, 65
Nowlin, Elder Patton, iii, 212
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