court-martialled - Joseph Rolette banished - New fort erected - John Shaw trades
and builds a grist mill-James H. Lockwood - Officers and traders - Origin of name
of town - Farming - Habits of settlers- - It was neutral ground — Indian trade - Cath-
olic priest - Maj. Forsyth's visit - Col. Leavenworth and troops leave for St. Peters-
Fort Snelling located - Troops occupy Fort Crawford - Private land claims - H. L.
Dousman-Joseph M. Street - Thomas P. Burnett - Mackinaw county laid out-
Brown and Crawford counties laid out - First officers of Brown county- - First officers
of Crawford county First court in Brown county Changes in office in Crawford
county-1823, first court - 1824-1826 and 1830-1831.
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Chequamegon, the field of first missionary work - Portage Its early settlement-Laurent
Barth, first settler - Jean L'Ecuyer - Barth sells to Campbell - Laurent Fily — Francis
Roy-Pierre Pauquette employed by Joseph Rolette - Indian trade-Settlement did
not increase - Erection of Fort Winnebago- Major Twiggs and his officers — Site of
fort-Fort completed - Houses at Portage-Change of troops - Military road from
Fort Howard to Fort Crawford - -Manner of transporting goods up Fox River - Henry
Merrill - Milwaukee - First mention in Gorrell's journal - English trader probably
Goddard - La Frambois-Stanislaus Chappue- John B. Beaubien - Laurent Fily-
Jaques Vieau-Solomon Juneau-James Kinzie - Hypolite Grignon - Newspaper
notices - Juneau purchases land - Byron Kilbourn purchases west side of river-
George H. Walker makes claim on south side of river and finally gets patent - Names
of some early settlers-First public meeting - Digression - Copper Mines of Lake
Superior - Pre-historic implements.
NEW YORK INDIANS - 1820 TO 1839.
THE LEAD MINES AND WINNEBAGO WAR-1822 TO 1828.
Gen. Smith's history of Indian disturbances - Indian wars concomitants of settlements -
Indians friendly to French settlers - Hostility to agricultural settlements - Winnebagos
opposed to the occupancy of the Lead Mines- Mr. Shaw's visit to Fever river - De-
scription of Indian smelting furnaces - First occupation of the Lead Mines - Increase
of population - Hazel Green and New Diggings - Government agents - Early settle-
ment of the Lead Mines—“Suckers" and "sucker-holes "-Galena was the objective
point - Other points - Product of first three years — Apprehensions of danger from
Winnebagos --Treaty at Prairie du Chien-Troops removed from Fort Crawford to
Fort Suelling-Fears at Prairie du Chien of Indian outrages Murder of Methode-
Wa-man-doos-ga-ra-ka confesses the murder - False rumors - Red Bird- -Winnebagos
resolved on retaliation - Attempt to kill Mrs. J. H. Lockwood - Murder of Gagnier and
Lightcap Capt. Lindsay and his two keel-boats - The two boats part company
Winnebagos concealed on an island - - Description of the boats-Attack upon the boat
-O. H. Perry "— The second attack - The boat is grounded, hand-to-hand conflict
The boat afloat, and survivors escape - Casualties - Harmless attack upon the other
boat Slander contradicted - Alarm at Prairie du Chien-Military company organized
-Preparations for defence-Col. Snelling notified, and comes down the river - Con-
sternation at Galena and vicinity - Gov. Cass arrives at Prairie du Chien - He pro-
ceeds to Galena - Lieut. Martin Thomas-Col. Snelling assumes command - Gov.
Cass proceeds to St. Louis - Col. Henry Dodge chosen Commander of Volunteers -
Col. Dodge scours both sides of the Wisconsin river - Maj. Whistler arrives at the
Portage Winnebagos in a desperate plight - Red Bird surrendered by the Winne-
bagos Red Bird's appearance — His dress His calmness Talk between the
Winnebagos and Maj. Whistler - Red Bird ready to die Prisoners sent to Fort
Crawford- - Volunteers discharged — Results-Winnebagos contemplated a general
rising - Death of Red Bird — Other prisoners convicted and pardoned.
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THE BLACK HAWK WAR-1831 AND 1832.
Progress in the "Lead Mines". Black Hawk's village- He crosses the Mississippi –
Threatened disturbances in 1831 - Indians agree to remain west of the Mississippi
--Black Hawk war ensued a year later - Alarm in the Lead mine Region- - Col. Dodge
meets the Winnebagos in council - His "talk" — Treacherous promises of the Winne-
bagos - Beginning of the war in 1832-Gen. Whiteside's command- Gen. Atkinson
and the regulars - Black Hawk moves up Rock river - Troops at Dixon- - Stillman's
defeat First blood shed in the war- Col. Dodge writes to Gen. Reynolds - Col. Dodge
and his neighbors go on an expedition after the Indians - Inhabitants of the Lead Mines
thoroughly alarmed - Forts erected - Indian mode of warfare - Indian Creek mas-
sacre-Surrender of female captives - Suspicious conduct of the Winnebagos
Brave and decisive conduct of Col. Dodge-Captive Winnebago chiefs sent to Gratiot's
Grove and held as hostages - Dodge's volunteers meet Galena volunteers at Gratiot's
Grove-Five murders near Buffalo Grove - Henry Dodge; brief sketch of March to
Kirker's farm - Col. Dodge's address to the volunteers - He, with his forces, joins the
regulars at Dixon - He escorts Gen. Brady to Ottawa- He returns to his headquarters
-Gen. Atkinson engages the Sioux and Menomonees as allies - Col. W. S. Hamilton
commands the Sioux Col. Stambaugh commands the Menomonees- - Menomonees
kill two fugitive Sacs - James Aubrey killed Murders near Spafford's ford — -"Apple"
killed in his saddle - Col. Dodge pursues the savages and overtakes them at the Pecka-
tonica - Battle of the Peckatonica - Official account-Names of those engaged -
Arrival of Sioux-Three of Capt. Stephenson's men killed - Attack on Apple river
fort - Black Hawk's account of it - Contest with Maj. Dement's Spy battalion - Black
Hawk's account of the engagement - Murder at Sinsinawa mound- Number of set-
tlers killed- Indians concentrated near Lake Koshkonong - Gen. Posey and Col. Dodge
meet at Fort Hamilton and form left wing - Division of the army -
-The left wing
marches to the First lake-Change of position- March to Fort Atkinson - Judge
Charles Dunn shot by a sentinel - Ambush - Indians anxious to escape - Troops sent
to Fort Winnebago for provisions, the return route via rapids of Rock River - Effective
force Fresh trail of Indians found - Hot pursuit to the Four Lakes Pursuit con-
tinued to the Wisconsin River - Battle of Wisconsin Heights - Casualties - Indians
disappear Army re-united at Helena Pursuit- Battle of the Bad Axe- Casualties
- Flight of Black Hawk and Prophet to the Lemonweir-Capture and surrender of
the fugitives - Gen. Scott and his forces Victims of the cholera - Losses by the
war- Roster of Col. Dodge's command - Black Hawk a prisoner - - At Washington --
At Fortress Monroe - Sent home - His death.
Claims of Dominion Military authority - Ponce de Leon first Governor-1537, De Soto
Governor -- 1565, Melendez de Aviles, hereditary Governor - French claims of dominion
1627, Charter of 100 associates-1663, company of the West Indies-1671, French
claims of Sault St. Mary - 1682, Lá Salle claimed Louisiana for France - 1689 to 1697,
Frontenac Governor-1700, De Calliers Governor-General-1711, Louisiana an in-
dependent government - DeMuys - Artaquette 1712, Cadillac
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1714, Vaudreuil-
1728, Beauharnois -- 1753, Gov. Dinwiddie claims dominion in the valley of the Missis-
sippi - War between France and England - 1762-3, treaty of peace- Division of
territory - Inhabitants of "Illinois county" acknowledge jurisdiction of U. S. and
Virginia County of Illinois established - The Revolution a barren period · - Ordinance
of 1787 Boundaries - Population Characteristics of ordinance - Articles of com-
pact - First officers - Creation of legislature - W. H. Harrison, delegate - His success-
1789, Powers of Congress transferred to President - 1792, Amendment of
ordinance 180, Franking Privilege extended to delegates - Indiana Territory —
Boundaries - Territorial government established Vincennes the seat of government
- 1802, act enabling Ohio to form state government -1803, admitted into the Union
- Population - 1805, Michigan Territory established Ordinance of 1787 extended over
it Detroit the seat of government -1809, Illinois Territory established Boundaries
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- Powers - Kaskaskia the seat of government -- Judicial circuits established - Act
enabling Illinois to form state government - North boundary- 5th article of compact
disregarded Proviso requiring ratification of boundaries - People of Wisconsin not
consulted - Convention to form constitution provided for 1818, Illinois admitted into
the Union - Wisconsin attached to Michigan Territory - Michigan Territory authorized
to elect delegate to Congress Elective franchise-1823, additional judge appointed
west of Lake Michigan - Appeals and writs of error - Terms of court Clerks - Res-
idence and salary of judge -- James D. Doty, first judge — David Irvin, second judge —
Legislative council in Michigan - Territory established - Legislative assembly pro-
vided for Tenure of office for judges - Legislative council increased from 9 to 13-
Township and county officers - Council to be elective-Congress reserves right of
repeal - 1830, term of court changed from Prairie du Chien to Mineral Point - Michigan
territory extended to Missouri River.
LEGISLATION PREVIOUS TO 1835.
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Coutume de Paris - Notary Public- Commander of Post administered justice- Limited
administration of law in Wisconsin-1763, British king establishes government of
Quebec - 1774, Northwestern territory annexed to Quebec Rights of Canadian
subjects defined - - Act denounced by Congress in 1774 - One of the grievances in
Declaration of Independence - Court of Trustees - - Hesse-Quebec divided into Upper
and Lower Canada - 1792, Law of Canada repealed - Places of holding courts estab-
lished - Slavery limited - 1794, Practice of courts-Inferior courts-Licensing attorneys
-1795, recording conveyances 1796, British jurisdiction surrendered to United States
-Wayne county organized - Common law of England adopted- Woodward code
1816, "Cass" code 1818, Illinois admitted, and Wisconsin remanded to jurisdiction of
Michigan 1810, laws of England repealed — Coutume de Paris and laws of Louisiana
and Canada annulled - Laws of Northwest territory and Indiana territory annulled —
Laws passed between 1807 and 1810 repealed - Code of 1820-1818, new counties
established - Mackinaw, Brown and Crawford Courts in these counties - - 1824,
County seats of Brown and Crawford counties -Style of acts changed - 1826, Chip-
Sault de St. Mary - 1827, townships of St. Anthony and Green Bay-
Census Apportionment Counties west of Lake Michigan represented - 1828, special
term in Crawford county to try Red Bird - Jurisdiction of county courts transferred
to circuit courts New apportionment Iowa county organized Boundaries -
County seat County courts - P. E. Church incorporated at Green Bay - 1830, act in
relation to Iowa county - 1831, another apportionment - 1832, first vote on state
1825-1832, early settlements of the lead mines-1825, Col. Wm. S. Hamilton drives 700 head
of cattle from Illinois to Green Bay Efforts to divide Michigan and organize Wis-
consin territory 1832, inhabitants of Michigan vote in favor of state government-
Territory west of the Mississippi attached to Michigan territory 1836, June 16, pro-
1837, Jan. 26, admission consumated
visional act for the admission of Michigan
1834, June 28, "Wisconsin" and "Green Bay" land districts established - 1835,
- Provision for election of
1836, June 15, "Milwaukee " land district established
delegate and legislature - Governor to make apportionment west of Lake Mich-
igan
- Members of legislature apportioned
Mode of canvassing votes changed
Proclamation for session of Legislature at
to counties west of Lake Michigan
-S. T. Mason, Governor
Green Bay, Jan. 1, 1836- Michigan a State out of the Union
of State of Michigan - John S. Horner, Secretary of Territory of Michigan - Election
of delegate in 1835 - Candidates, Doty, Martin, Jones, Woodbridge - Jones elected
Members elect of Council - Proclamation of Horner creates confusion-Disregarded -
Organization - Committee
Council meets at Green Bay, Jan. 1-9 present, 4 absent
to wait on Governor- Could not find him -- His reason for not attending - Committee
appointed to inquire into obstructions to legislation - Report - Council can do nothing
Resolutions - President requested to remove
but pass resolutions and memorials-
Secretary Not removed Geo. H. Walker's letter explaining Horner's absence-
Memorial to Congress for Territorial government - Cassville proposed for capital-
Eastern and western portions of
Debate-Col. Hamilton Col. Slaughter - Burnett
Cassville successful - Mr. Knapp Report of
territory Comparative population
Proposition that Governor be elected -
committee on new territory - Amendments
Report on
Opposed by Hamilton-Supported by Burnett - Adoption of memorial
internal improvements - Doty as fiscal agent - Propositions to adjourn laid on table
- Final adjournment.
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Land speculation in 1836, and its effects-Specie circular-Eastern counties settled most
rapidly-Territorial officers took oath of office at Mineral Point, July 4, 1836- Census
apportionment - Election of delegate and members of Legislature on second Monday
of October -Candidates in each county - Legislature met October 25th-
Governor's
Message Statement of the various acts-Judicial districts-Creation of counties-
Three banks incorporated- Seat of government established at Madison - Great Seal
adopted Memorials for improvements-Laws were passed in relation to sheriff's
bonds; duties of coroner; incorporation of towns and villages; licensing sale of liquors;
bridge across Milwaukee river; Territorial road; railroads; joint resolution to purchase
State library - An effort to codify the laws failed and Legislature adjourned Dec. 9,
after a session of 46 days - Numerous appointments to office were made by Governor
and council-Supreme court held its first session Dec. 8- All the judges present-
Clerk and Reporter appointed - First newspaper in Milwaukee - First in Belmont
TERRITORY OF WISCONSIN - 1837.
Interest of people in proceedings of Congress --Sketch of George W. Jones, delegate —
Measures proposed for Wisconsin - Ratification of treaty with Menomonees - Appro-
priations for arrearages of Legislative expenses and for ordinary expenses - One
section of land granted to Mineral Point and to other towns - The acts incorporating
banks were approved - Appropriations for light houses at Milwaukee, Manitowoc,
Sheboygan, Green Bay and Racine were made - Proceedings to protect "claims "——
Newspapers Local jealousies in Milwaukee - Copper ore developments - County
seats in Brown, Grant and Green counties - Mail routes and post offices - Judge
Frazer's first court at Milwaukee - Commencement of the capitol at Madison - Pur-
chase of library - Suspension of specie payments and its effects - Legislative session
at Burlington Nov. 6-1837, changes of membership - Governor's message - Legis
lature adjourned on the 20th January, 1838, having been in session 75 days, having
resolved to meet again at same place on second Monday of June.
TERRITORY OF WISCONSIN - 1838.
George W. Jones - Delegate in Congress and his connection as second of Mr. Cilley in a
duel between him and Wm. J. Graves- Progress of work on the capitol at Madison—
Appropriation by Congress -- Indian treaties — Surveyor General's office established for
Wisconsin and Iowa - University of Wisconsin - Post offices and post routes - Appro-
priations by Congress for internal improvements - A preëmption law which furnished
partial relief was passed - Wisconsin Territory divided and Iowa Territory organized
June 12, 1838- Land sale at Green Bay, Oct. 22-Sale at Milwaukee for Nov. 19 post-
poned until next year - In June a short session of Legislature was held, a census of
the population in May, 1838, showed 18,149 -- A new apportionment was made -- An
election held. The candidates for delegate were Jones, Doty and Burnett; Doty was
elected - Distribution of money among traders and half-breeds of Winnebago Indians
First session of new Legislature met 26th Nov., and on the 22d Dec. adjourned to 21st
of Jan.-County of Walworth was organized and county seat fixed at Elk Horn - Most
of the acts related to roads, bridges and ferries and other private and local objects.
TERRITORY OF WISCONSIN - 1839.
Contest for seat in Congress between Jones and Doty - Doty got the seat and Jones per
diem and mileage - Appropriations - Veto power modified - Brothertown Indians-
Defining boundary line between Wisconsin and Iowa - Bills which failed - Legislature
met Jan. 21-Governor's message --Winnebago Indians - Acts of fiscal agent ratified
Report of United States attorney as to title to the public park at Madison - Commis-
sioners of public buildings investigated - Old law repealed and new commissioners
appointed-New commissioners could make no settlement with the old Bank inves
tigations - Attorney General ordered to wind up Bank of Wisconsin
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