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Foxes, or Reynards, traditionary war with the Winnebagoes,

war with the French,

make peace with the French, in 1726,

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friendly to English, visit Green Bay, &c., 1762 '3, 31–42 participate in Indian war of 1832,

Fox River Valley, beautiful scenery of,

Frankenstein, G. N., promised painting,

John

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Frazier, Hon. William C., of the Territorial Judiciary, sketch of,

Freight on the Lakes, price of, in 1816,

French at Green Bay and La Pointe in 1726,

surrender western ports to the English, 1761,

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Galena,

Miners' Journal, early file of in Library,
Geographical Names of Wisconsin, paper on,
Georgia Historical Society's co-operation,
Gilman, W. W., early settler of Milwaukee,
Gilmor, Robert, of Baltimore,

Gladwin, Maj. Henry, commandant at Detroit,
Goddard, an early Wisconsin Indian trader,

Goodnow, Lyman and E. W., early settlers of Waukesha,

Gorrell, Lieut. James, Journal kept at Green Bay,

Gout, Indian remedy for,

Grand Father Bull Falls, navigated by two Indians,
Grand Rapids, alluded to,

Grand Rapids Mills, Indian name of,

Grant County, called after a trapper of that name,
Grant's, or Two Sided Rapids, Indian name of,

Graverat, Henry, of Mackinaw,

Green Bay, the French there in 1726,

English there, 1761-'63,

in 1816-'17, recollections of,

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1827, a force marched thence against Winnebagoes,

1832, Indian War,

early military road, and land office

Intelligencer, early file of, in Library,

Green, Emmerson, killed by Indians at Blue Mounds,

Greene County, named after Gen. Greene,

Grizzly Bear, orator of the Menomonees,

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Hall, the Misses, captivity and release of,

Hamilton, Henry, British Governor, expedition against Vincennes,

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Haney, early settler of Dane county,

Hard times in Wisconsin, 1837-38,

Harney, Col., superintends erection of Fort Winnebago,

Harrison, President, personal memorial of, promised,

Harvard, University publications,

Haskins, R. W., Legend of the Winnebagoes,

Haseltine, Ira S., sketch of Richland county,
Hatch, an early settler of Oconomowoc,
Hathaway, Joshua, paper on Indian Names,
Hawley, Cyrus, an early settler of Milwaukee,
Hemlock Island, Indian name of,
Hennepin, Father, early explorer,
Henry Alexander, an early Indian trader,
Higley, O, N. an early settler of Waukesha,

Historical works, number in library,

local, useful in tracing genealogy

Historical Societies, collections, exchanges and co-operation, their uses and value,

commended by Webster and Winthrop,

Historical and Scientific Sketches of Michigan, cited,
Hoetelling, Peter, early navigator of Lake Winnebago,
Holmes, Fort, at Mackinaw,

Horse theives and gamblers driven off by Brothertowns,
Howard, Fort,

Hunt, John W., Rec. Sec. Wis. Hist. Society, 1854-25,

contributor of newspaper file,
Gazetteer of Wisconsin, cited,

Hutchins, Thomas, noticed,

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Illinois, or Isle Aux Noix, Indians,

country, M. De Boisbriante and M. De Siette, early French

commanders,

Indian Names, and Indian Nomenclature, papers on,

Indians, unfavorable to civilization,

kindness of General Government towards,

Indian Wars, Winnebagoes with Sacs and Foxes,

French against the Foxes,

Pontiac's outbreak, 1763,

Winnebago disturbance 1827,

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Jamestown, Ruins, Sully's intended painting of
Jamet, Lieutenant, killed at Mackinaw in 1763,
Jefferson county, named after President Jefferson,
Jenny Bull Falls and Rapids, Indian names of,
Jesuit Relations of New France, 1643-4, in Library,
Johnson, Sir William, at Detroit in 1761,
Johnston, John R., portrait of Gen. Jackson promised,
Jones, Milo, an early settler of Milwaukee,

Peter, a missionary to the Indians,
Judiciary of Wisconsin in 1837-'8,

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Kilbourn, Hon. Byron, early settler of Milwaukee,

Kill Snake Settlement, Calumet county,

King, James and Edward W., early Waukesha settlers,

Knapp's Creek, Richland county,

Kosh ko nong, Lake, lurking place of Black Hawk's followers,

La Bay, or Green Bay,

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Lac Courteoreille, origin and meaning of the name,

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Lac Flambeau, or Torch Lake, origin of name,

Lafayette county, named after Gen. Lafayette,

Lafromboise, early settler of Milwaukee,

Lake Winnebago mentioned,

Landsing and son, killed in the Sac country,

Lapham, Increase A., V. P. Wis., Hist. Society,
La Pointe, French post at, in 1726,

county, origin of name,

La Salle, early French explorer,

Law, John, early influential settler at Green Bay,

Laws, early codes, governing Wisconsin, in Library,
Lead ore, digging and smelting, miners' claims,
Legend of the Winnebagoes,

Lescarbot's History of New France, 1609,
Leslie, Lieutenant, in command at Mackinaw,

Lettres Edifiantes et Curieuses, set in Library,

Light Cloud, or The Prophet,

Little Bull or Spruce Falls, Indian name of,

Detroit, on south side of Green Bay,

Eau Pleine, or Rice Stalks' river, Indian name of,

Pine Creek, Indian name of,

Prairie Creek,

Local histories, useful in tracing genealogy,

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Mann, Moody, early settler of Calumet,
Maps, early, of the West, in the Library,

Martin, Hon. Morgan L., early settler of Milwaukee,

V. P. of the Wis. Hist. Society,

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Massachusetts Hist. Society's collections,

McKay, an early Wisconsin Indian trader,

McLane, Hon. G. R., a V. P. of Wis. Hist. Society,

McNeill, Col. John, commandant at Mackinaw,

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McMillen, an early settler of Waukesha,

Mendall, Ezra, early settler of Waukesha,
Medicine Man, or Conjurer,

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Menomonees, or Folles Avoines,

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Menomonee, or Shanty Town, Green Bay,
Mill Creek, or Waupeety River,

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Miller, Col. John, commandant at Green Bay,

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Mills, Clark, Statuette of Jackson promised

Hon. Simeon, member Executive Committee, 1854'-5,

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Milwaukee, origin of name, early settlement, 32, 35, 37, 113, 116, 130-134

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Napoleon medals,

Na-she-a kusk, or Loud Thunder, Black Hawk's son,

Natural bridge over Pine River, Richland county,

Navarino, Green Bay,

Nelson, Messrs., early settlers of Waukesha,

Neshotah, origin and meaning,

New England Historic-Genealogical Society's publications,
New Hampshire Hist. Society's collections,

New Jersey,

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Newspapers, files of in the Library,

New Wood River and Rapids, Indian names of

New York Hist. Society, unrepresented in the Library,

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Ohio Historical Society's collections,

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Oneidas in Wisconsin,

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One-Sided or Trap Rapids, Indian name of,

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Onondagas in Wisconsin,

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O'Plaine or Des Plaines River,

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Opukwa or Rice Lakes,

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Ordway, Moses, an early settler of Waukesha,

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Osh-k ba-wis, or The Messenger, a Chippewa chief,

Osh-kee he naw-niew, or The young Man, a Menomonee chief,
Oshkosh, head chief of the Menomonees,

city, people early went for milling to Brothertown Mills,

Ottowa Indians,

Ouchata, principal chief of the Foxes in 1726,

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Parks, Rufus, early settler of Milwaukee,

Peckatonakie river,

Pennensha, an early French trader among the Sioux,

Pennsylvania Historical Society's co operation,

Eve. Post, early file of, in Library,

Pettigrew family murdered by Indians, Pe wau-kee Lake, Waukesha county, early settlement,

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Records and Archives, in Library,

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