The Red Book of Michigan: A Civil, Military and Biographical HistoryScholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library, 1871 - Biography & Autobiography - 564 pages |
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... Advance of the French Missionaries and Travellers . - Brebeuf ; Daniel ; Pijart ; Raymbault ; First Arrival of White Men at Saut de Ste . Marie ; Father Jacques Bressani ; Chaumonotot ; Claude Dablon ; Mesnard ; Lallemand ; Dreuillette ...
... Advance of the French Missionaries and Travellers . - Brebeuf ; Daniel ; Pijart ; Raymbault ; First Arrival of White Men at Saut de Ste . Marie ; Father Jacques Bressani ; Chaumonotot ; Claude Dablon ; Mesnard ; Lallemand ; Dreuillette ...
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... ADVANCE OF THE FRENCH MISSIONARIES AND TRAVELLERS . The wide region stretching away in a luxuriant expanse of forest , river , and prairie , from the shores of the great lakes westward to the banks of the " Mississippi , was first ...
... ADVANCE OF THE FRENCH MISSIONARIES AND TRAVELLERS . The wide region stretching away in a luxuriant expanse of forest , river , and prairie , from the shores of the great lakes westward to the banks of the " Mississippi , was first ...
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... advance the same object , and for this purpose despatched his agent , Nicholas Perrott , in order to call a general congress of the lake tribes at the Falls of St. Mary . Procuring at Green Bay a guard of Pottowatomies , he reached the ...
... advance the same object , and for this purpose despatched his agent , Nicholas Perrott , in order to call a general congress of the lake tribes at the Falls of St. Mary . Procuring at Green Bay a guard of Pottowatomies , he reached the ...
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... advance into the wilderness and procure their furs from the Indians , to transport them along the lakes and streams , and lodge them in the several depots or factories which were established in connection with the French forts . The ...
... advance into the wilderness and procure their furs from the Indians , to transport them along the lakes and streams , and lodge them in the several depots or factories which were established in connection with the French forts . The ...
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... advance on the price it would command in ready money . But the voyages were very profitable , and there was generally a gain of about one hundred per cent . on the sum invested in the enterprise . The traders endured most of the fatigue ...
... advance on the price it would command in ready money . But the voyages were very profitable , and there was generally a gain of about one hundred per cent . on the sum invested in the enterprise . The traders endured most of the fatigue ...
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