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_INDEX_

A A. Ewing and Sons 90 Abbott, James 20 Agriculture 45 Allen, John 96 American Fur Co. 42, 82, 87, 92 Anahquah 31 Annuities 79, 84, 87, 92, 99, 102, 104 Annuity Money 89 Aquenochqua 10 Archer, Benjamin 98 Assessment Rates 97 Astor, John 90 Aveline, James 82

B Bailey, William 63 Baptist Missionary 86 Barbee, William 98 Barnett, James 82, 83, 90 Barr, John T. 95 Barron, Joseph 98 Battle of Tippecanoe 38 Beaubien, Charles 14 Beaubien, Josette 81 Beaver 91 Beaver Skins 4 Beef 95 Besiegers 67 Bienville, Sieur De 9 Bienville, Celeron De 5 Bissot, Jean Baptiste 5 Blacksmith 74 Blacksmith Shop 89 Blankets 71 Blockhouse 76 Blue Jacket 19, 54 Boatmen 42 Bondie, Antoine 63, 64, 66, 71 Bonnecamps, Joseph Pierre De 5 Boone, Daniel 15 Boston 83 Bougainville 7 Bourie, John B. 81 Bourie, Louis 35, 74 Boyer, John 27 Bread 95 Brick Building 98 Brick Factory 98 Bruno, John 98 Burbeck, Henry 37

C Cadillac 3 Canada 89 Canadian 86 Canal 45, 80, 83 Cannon 28, 71, 81 Carpenter Shop 98 Carrying-Trade 80 Cart Track 86 Cass, Lewis 81, 87, 91, 104 Catholic Faith 86 Cattle and Hogs 66 Celoron, Pierre Joseph 9 Cession of Lands 40 Chapeau 18 Chapeteau, Angeline 35 Chene, Money 12 Chief Chondonnai 75 Chief Cold Foot 9 Chief Richardville 75, 81, 94 Chippewas 22 Christianity 80 Circuit Court 97 Clark, George Rogers 15 Clark, James 80 Clark, William 27 Clinton, George 10 Coal House 89 Columbia Street 80 Comparet, Francis 82, 90, 96, 98 Congress 59 Congressional Debates 85 Conner, John 55 Coquillard, Alexis 82, 90 Corn 8, 22, 69, 86 Cornfields 65 Council House 36, 80 Council of Marine 6 County Officers 96 Credit 92 Croghan, George 13, 34 Curtis, Daniel 74, 80 Cushman, Benjamin 96

D Dancing 18, 19 Daniel Boone 15 Darnaud 6 Darneille, Isaac 54 Davis, Anthony 96 Dawson, John W. 76 Debauchery 84 Delawares 4, 13, 20, 43, 51 Dennis, Philip 45 DePeyster, Arent S. 14 DeRaymond, Charles 8 DeRome 81 Detroit 3, 7, 20, 32, 61, 73, 98 Dresses 75 Drinking 19, 84 Drunkenness 56, 101 Dubuisson 5 Duplessy 16

E Edsall, Mrs. Peter 98 Eel River 88 Eggs 75 Election 96 Ellicott, George 45 Elskwatwa 50 English Traders 8 Erie Canal 100 Evacuation 81 Everly, Jacob 98 Ewing, Alexander 90, 96, 98 Ewing, Charles W. 98 Ewing, George W. 104 Ewing, William G. 99

F Fallen Timbers 23, 31, 50 Fines 97 Finney, J. B. 85 Flagstaff 76 Flaming Arrows 68 Flatboats 72 Flour 86 Forsyth, James 56 Forsyth, Polly 56 Forsythe, Maria 89 Forsythe, Robert 74 Fort Dearborn 63, 64, 73, 79, 86 Fort Dearborn Massacre 75 Fort Defiance 37, 70 Fort Harrison 63 Fort Recovery 23, 86 Fox Indians 3 French 83 French Families 14 French Jesuits 86 Frenchtown 34 Friends 45 Fur Companies 100 Fur Prices 91 Fur Trade 11, 17, 48, 100 Fur Traders 74 Fur Trading 42 Furs 42, 86, 89

G Gambling 84 Gamelin, Antoine 20 Garrison 63, 67, 81 Garrison Life 32 General Store 74 Gibson, John 46 Girties 13 Girty, George 19 Girty, James 19 Girty’s Town 69 Glossbruner, Benjamin 98 Glossbruner, Jacob 98 Godefroy, Jacques 12 Goodwin, Rees 98 Gouin 16 Gray, David 17 Great Britain 43 Great White Father 101 Greenville 28, 29, 44, 75 Griggs, John J. 98 Grog Shops 102 Guns 66

H Hackley, Ann 81 Hamilton, Allen 94, 96 Hamilton, Henry 14 Hamtramck, John Francis 28 Hanna, Hugh 98 Hanna, Samuel 82, 89, 96, 98, 104 Harmar 20, 28 Harris, Elisha 103 Harrison 40, 52, 60, 69, 70, 79 Harrison, William H. 42 Hay, Henry 18 Hays, John 85, 86, 88, 91 Heald 56 Heald, Nathan 38 Hedges, John 95 Hedges, John P. 74 Hendricks, William 96 Hoffman, George 33 Holman, Joseph 94 Holmes, Robert 12 Homeseekers 82 Hood, Robert 90 Hood, William 90 Hood, William N. 98 Hopkins, Gerard T. 45 Horse-Racing 84 Howitzers 68 Hull, William 61 Hunt, George 74, 81 Hunt, John 74 Hunt, Thomas 37, 74

I Illinois Country 8 Immigration 82 Indian Agency 39, 86, 102 Indian Agent 82, 86, 87, 91, 100 Indian Agents 39 Indian Blood 86 Indian Country 99 Indian Crops 50 Indian Debts 102 Indian Dialects 39 Indian Factor 40 Indian Goods 41 Indian Removal 99 Indian School 89 Indian Stores 74 Indian Trade 79, 87 Indian Traders 47, 54, 100 Indian Treaties 82, 101 Indian Villages 70 Indiana Delegation 100 Indiana Territory 30, 46, 59 Indians 29, 41, 46, 58 Intercourse Act 92 Internal Improvements 100 Ironside, George 18 Iroquois 6 Irvine, William 40

J Jay Treaty 42 Jenkinson, Joseph 71 Jennings, Jonathan 80 Jew 16 Johnson, Richard M. 72 Johnson, William 14 Johnston, John 40, 52, 57, 74, 80, 87 Johnston, Stephen 41, 63, 65 Jonquiere, Marquis De La 10 Jordan, W. K. 61

K Kaskaskia 43 Kekionga 1, 29, 34 Kercheval, Benjamin 74, 81, 89, 98 Kercheval, Benjamin B. 82, 91 Kercheval, Eliza C. 81 Kickapoo 43 Kinzie, John 18

L LaBalme 15 LaBerche 18 LaCros 81 Ladies 18 LaFontaine, Francis 81 LaFontaine, Peter 14 Lamberville, Jean De 3 Land Disposal 101 Land Office 82, 94 Land Sites 81 Land Speculators 99, 100, 102 Largro 90 LaSalle 3 Lasselle 16 Lasselle Brothers 29 Lasselle, Antoine 20, 34 Lasselle, Hyacinth 34 Lasselle, Jacques 14, 34 Lawrence, Abbott 83 LeGris 19, 28 Lewis, Samuel 104 License Fee 97 Licensing of Traders 87 Liquor 12, 18 Little Turtle 1, 16, 19, 28, 30, 31, 39, 43, 44, 53, 61, 81 Log Barracks 37 Logan, John 63, 66 Logansport 90, 104 Long, Stephen H. 85 Longueuil, M. De 8 Lorimer 15 Lorrance 16 Louisaneau 74

M Maloch, Jean Baptiste 35 Maple Sugar 45 Married Officers 32 Mason, John 40 Maumee 80 Maumee-Wabash Portage 1, 29 McArthur, Duncan 75, 87 McCorkle, John 95, 102 McCoy, Isaac 86 McIntosh, William 53 McKee, Alexander 19 Medicine 71 Metea 63 Miamis 13, 43, 63, 88, 99 Miami Villages 30 Michilimackinac 8 Militia 57 Militiamen 27 Minie, Charles 98 Minie, Francis 98 Mission School 82 Mitchel, Edward 98 Montreal 35 Moore, Hugh 71, 73 Morris, Thomas 12 Murphy, William 98 Music 75

N Necessities of Life 86 Negro Slaves 36 Neutral Tribes 57 New Fort 28, 76 New Purchase 99 Noel, Smalwood 98 Northwest Territory 20, 39 Noyelles, Sieur De 6

O Observance Sunday 80 Officers’ Quarters 76 Old Fort Park 37 Oliver, Peter 65, 74 Oliver, William 41, 66 Orchard 36 Orderly Books 34 Ostrander 72 Ostrander, Philip 33, 56, 65 Otter 91 Ouiatenons 7

P Pack Train 74 Pack-Horses 74 Paillet 16 Parke, Benjamin 81 Pasteur, Thomas 37 Pathin, John 10 Payet, Louis 19 Paymaster 73 Peace 79 Pecanne 12 Pelletier, Francois 38 Peltier, Charles 35, 64, 74 Peltier, James 35 Peltries 74 Pepper, Abel C. 104, 105 Peru 90 Piankashaw 43 Pike, Zebulon M. 38 Piqua, Ohio 57, 67, 87 Pirogues 42, 81 Pontiac 50 Pontiac’s Conspiracy 12 Portage 1, 35, 79 Post Surgeon 74 Potawatomie 51, 63, 66, 89, 99, 100 Pottevin 16 Prevost, George 70 Prophet 50, 53, 58 Provisions 27 Public Lands 103

Q Quakers 38, 45

R Raccoon Skins 91 Rainwater 76 Randolph County 80 Religion 18 Rhea, James 38, 55, 56 Richardville 10, 28, 46, 79 Richardville, Jean B. 98 Richerville, Joseph Drouet De 81 Riley, James 83 Rivard 18 Rivard, Antoine 35 Robertson, William 18 Robinson, Rachel 40 Rockhill, William 96 Rue, Thomas 98 Rum-Sellers 85

S Sale of Lots 96 Sanosket 8 Sargent, Winthrop 38 School 86 School House 81 Scott, Alexander 72 Scott, James 98 Scott, Moses 98 Scriptures 80 Settlement 82 Settlers 100 Shaw, John 58 Shawnee 4, 13, 55 Shields, Martha 92 Siege 56, 67 Skins 42 Slavery 73 Smith, Daniel 74 Society of Friends 45 South Bend 9 Speculators 53 Spoils System 92 Spy Run 72 Squatters 83 St. Clair 21 St. Mary’s, Ohio 69, 79, 81 Stewart, William 98 Stickney, Benjamin 40, 58, 64, 70, 76, 86 Stickney, Benjamin F. 86 Streets 96 Strong, David 33, 37 Sunday, Observance 80 Supplies 72, 73 Supply Wagons 40 Supreme Court 92 Surgeon 80, 86 Surveys 83 Sutlers 35, 74 Suttenfield, Laura 75 Suttenfield, William 74, 98 Suttenfield, William F. 74

T Taber, Cyrus 104 Taber, Paul 82 Tahcumwah 10 Tallow Dip 79 Tavern Rates 97 Taylor, Laura 74 Taylor, Marshall K. 96 Teas, Thomas 86 Tecumseh 45, 50, 53, 58, 59, 73, 77 Terre Haute 63 Thames 73 Thompson, John 20 Tiffin, Edward 83 Tippecanoe 43, 57, 59, 91 Tipton, John 100 Town Plat 97 Traders 4, 18, 19, 22, 34, 35, 41, 81, 82, 84, 87, 88, 92, 94, 99, 102 Trading Establishment 71 Trading House 88 Trading Post 41, 83 Transportation 36 Treaties 40, 99 Treaty Grounds 102 Troops 57, 63 Turner, William 82, 86, 88

U Unscrupulous Traders 47

V Vallequitte, Christopher 98 Vance, Samuel C. 94 Vaudreuil, Marques De 5 Vigo, Francis 46 Villiers, Neyon De 10 Vincennes 31, 35, 52, 60, 82 Vincennes, Sieur De 5 Vose, Josiah N. 80

W Wabash 80 Wabash-Erie Canal 100, 104 War Dances 19 Warriors 63 Warwhoop 58 Washington 21 Washington Hall 96 Waterway 80 Wayne, Anthony 13, 23, 27, 73, 79 Weas 43, 51 Well’s Family 31 Wells, Anne 88 Wells, Rebeckah 38 Wells, Rebekah 55 Wells, William 30, 36, 38, 55, 60, 81 Western Forts 32 Western Policy 21 Western Posts 79 Whipple, John 38 Whiskey 47, 56, 82, 84, 85, 88, 92, 101, 102 Whistler, George 73 Whistler, John 73 Whistler, William 56 White Loon 54 White Racoon 65 Wilkinson 33 Wilkinson, James 36 Winamac 54, 66, 67, 68 Winchester 80, 85 Winchester, James 68, 70 Wine 75 Winnebagoes 63 Wolf Scalps 97 Wyandots 4, 8 Wyman, James 96

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