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Title

  • The Indian tribes of the Upper Mississippi Valley and region of the Great Lakes, as described by Nicolas Perrot, French commandant in the Northwest; Bacqueville de la Potherie, French royal commissioner to Canada; Morrell Marston, American army officer; and Thomas Forsyth, United States agent at Fort Armstrong,

Names

  • Blair, Emma Helen, -1911.
  • Perrot, Nicolas, 1644-1718.
  • Bacqueville de La Potherie, M. de (Claude-Charles Le Roy), 1668-1738.
  • Marston, Morrell, 1785-1831.
  • Forsyth, Thomas, 1771-1833.
  • Radin, Paul, 1883-1959.
  • Robertson, Gertrude M.

Created / Published

  • Cleveland, Ohio, The Arthur H. Clark company, 1911.

Contents

  • v. 1. Memoir on the manners, customs, and religion of the savages of North America. By Nicolas Perrot. Ed. and pub. (in French) for the first time (Leipzig and Paris, 1864) by the Reverend Jules Tailhan: History of the savage peoples who are allies of New France, by Claude Charles Le Roy, Bacqueville de la Potherie -- v. 2. History of the savage peoples who are allies of New France, by Claude Charles Le Roy, Bacqueville de la Potherie Continued and completed from vol. 1; Memoirs relating to the Sauk and Foxes, letter to Reverend Dr. Jedidiah Morse, by Major Morrell Marston, U.S.A., commanding at Fort Armstrong, Ill., November, 1820. From original manuscript in the library of the Wisconsin Historical Society; "Account of the manners and customs of the Sauk and Fox nations of Indian traditions." A report on this subject, sent to General William Clarks, Superintendent of Indian Affairs, by Thomas Forsyth, Indian agent for the U.S. Government, St. Louis, January 15, 1827. From the original and hitherto unpublished manuscript in the library of Wisconsin Historical Society; Appendices: A. Biographical sketch of Nicolas Perrot, condensed from the notes of Father Tailhan. B. Notes on Indian social organization, mental and moral traits, and religious beliefs; and accounts of three remarkable religious movements among Indians in modern times. Mainly from writings of prominent ethnologists, the remainder by Thomas Forsyth and Thomas R. Roddy. C. Various letters, etc., describing the character and present condition of the Sioux, Potawatomi, and Winnebago tribes, written for this work by missionaries and others who know these people well.

Headings

  • -  Indians of North America--Northwest, Old
  • -  Indians of North America--Northwestern States

Notes

  • -  "Doctor Paul Radin ... revised the proofs for the second half of volume II ... The index was prepared by Gertrude M. Robertson."--Addenda.
  • -  "Additions to bibliography": v. 2, p. 357.
  • -  Bibliography: v. 2, p. 299-352.
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
  • -  Replace; LC copy replaced by preservation microfilm

Medium

  • 2 v. fronts. (v. 1: map) plates, facsims. 25 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E78.N8 B63
  • Microfilm 53195 E

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 11028844

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Chicago citation style:

Blair, Emma Helen, -1911, Nicolas Perrot, M. De Bacqueville De La Potherie, Morrell Marston, Thomas Forsyth, Paul Radin, and Gertrude M Robertson. The Indian tribes of the Upper Mississippi Valley and region of the Great Lakes, as described by Nicolas Perrot, French commandant in the Northwest; Bacqueville de la Potherie, French royal commissioner to Canada; Morrell Marston, American army officer; and Thomas Forsyth, United States agent at Fort Armstrong. Cleveland, Ohio, The Arthur H. Clark company, 1911. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/11028844/.

APA citation style:

Blair, E. H., Perrot, N., Bacqueville De La Potherie, M. D., Marston, M., Forsyth, T., Radin, P. & Robertson, G. M. (1911) The Indian tribes of the Upper Mississippi Valley and region of the Great Lakes, as described by Nicolas Perrot, French commandant in the Northwest; Bacqueville de la Potherie, French royal commissioner to Canada; Morrell Marston, American army officer; and Thomas Forsyth, United States agent at Fort Armstrong. Cleveland, Ohio, The Arthur H. Clark company. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/11028844/.

MLA citation style:

Blair, Emma Helen, -1911, et al. The Indian tribes of the Upper Mississippi Valley and region of the Great Lakes, as described by Nicolas Perrot, French commandant in the Northwest; Bacqueville de la Potherie, French royal commissioner to Canada; Morrell Marston, American army officer; and Thomas Forsyth, United States agent at Fort Armstrong. Cleveland, Ohio, The Arthur H. Clark company, 1911. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/11028844/>.