History of Vernon County, Wisconsin: Together with Sketches of Its Towns, Villages and Townships, Educational, Civil, Military and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Representative Citizens; History of Wisconsin ...Union, 1884 - 826 pages |
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... arrived from the upper countries with 300 Algon- quins in sixty canoes , laden with peltries . These fur traders had passed the winter of 1659 on the shores of Lake Superior , during which time they made several trips among the ...
... arrived from the upper countries with 300 Algon- quins in sixty canoes , laden with peltries . These fur traders had passed the winter of 1659 on the shores of Lake Superior , during which time they made several trips among the ...
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... arrival from France , to dispatch for * That Count Fontenac , governor of New France , and M. Tolon , intendant , should have expressed a wish to Joliet that Father Marquette be invited to accompany him in his contemplated journey , is ...
... arrival from France , to dispatch for * That Count Fontenac , governor of New France , and M. Tolon , intendant , should have expressed a wish to Joliet that Father Marquette be invited to accompany him in his contemplated journey , is ...
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... arrived at Rock Is- land they found the British there , apparently in force , with a battery on shore commanding the river . A severe fight took place , but after sustaining a loss of several killed and wounded the Americans returned to ...
... arrived at Rock Is- land they found the British there , apparently in force , with a battery on shore commanding the river . A severe fight took place , but after sustaining a loss of several killed and wounded the Americans returned to ...
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... arrival of United States troops at Prairie du Chien and Green bay , gave evident signs of a disposition to remain friendly , although some thought the advent of soldiers an intrusion . An Indian agency under John Boyer and a United ...
... arrival of United States troops at Prairie du Chien and Green bay , gave evident signs of a disposition to remain friendly , although some thought the advent of soldiers an intrusion . An Indian agency under John Boyer and a United ...
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... arrived at the hills which skirt the left bank of that stream , in what is now Roxbury town ( township ) , Dane county . Here was Black Hawk's whole force , including women and children , the aged and infirm , hastening by every effort ...
... arrived at the hills which skirt the left bank of that stream , in what is now Roxbury town ( township ) , Dane county . Here was Black Hawk's whole force , including women and children , the aged and infirm , hastening by every effort ...
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