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Title: History of northern Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement, growth, development, and resources; an extensive sketch of its counties, cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories; biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers; views of county seats, etc. ..
Year: 1881 (1880s)
Authors: Western historical co., Chicago, pub
Subjects: Wisconsin -- History Wisconsin -- Biography
Publisher: Chicago, Western historical company
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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thus that thevfirst got word of the beginning of Pontiacs War andof the fall of Mackinaw. Gorrell complied with theorders fiouHiis superior officer. He set off on the 17thof June, 1768, but was hindered by contrary winds.He did not get off until the 21st, when he set sail witha part of the four tribes — Menomonees, Sacs, Winne-bagoes and Foxes. They found Etherington held aprisoner about thirty miles above Mackinaw, and theyall, in due time, reached Montreal in safety. Thusactual occupation of Wisconsin liv an English armedforce was at an end. By the treaty of peace between England andFrance, in 1763, tliat part of French tenitory lyingwest of Lake Micliigan, was ceded, along with theresidue of Canada, to the English. It was thus thatWisconsin, although no longer under direct militarycontrol of the conquerors, became actual British soil,with no counter claimants, save the savages who re-sided within its limits. The expectation of Capt.Etherington that Fort Edward Augustus would soon
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