Recollections of Antoine Grignon
Grignon, AntoineView Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyAntoine Grignon was born in 1826 at Prairie du Chien and was the last of that family to work primarily as a trader among the Wisconsin tribes. He recalls here his boyhood in Prairie du Chien, and the…
Fourth Voyage of Peter Esprit Radisson (1659-1660) : an excerpt from Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson, being an account of his travels and experiences…
Radisson, Pierre Esprit, ca. 1636-1710View Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyRadisson and his brother-in-law, the Sieur de Groseilliers, were the first French explorers to visit Wisconsin after Nicolet (in 1654-56), and the two returned for the trip described here in 1659-60.…
Four letters, from New Voyages to North-America...
Lahontan, Louis Armand de Lom d'Arce, baron de, 1666-1715?View Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyBaron Lahontan came to New France in 1683 to fight the Iroquois, and between campaigns observed daily life in the colonies, hunted with the Indians, and traveled throughout the St. Lawrence Valley. In…
Un Payement de Menomonies, 1838
Neveu, Gustave de, 1811-1881View Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyAn account written in 1855 by de Neveu of his visit in October 1838 to the Wolf River to witness the payment to the Menominee Indians of their annual payment from the United States government. A typed…
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