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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Eliot, John, 1754-1690 (search)
ting to the progress of Christianity among the American Indians. Its full title was: A brief narrative of the progress of the Gospel amongst the Indians in New England, in the year 1670, given in by the Reverend Mr. John Elliot, minister of the Gospel there, in a letter by him directed to the right Worshipfull the commissioners under his Majesties Great-seal for Propagation of the Gospel amongst the poor blind natives in John Eliot preaching to the Indians. those United colonies. London, printed for John Allen, formerly living in little-britain at the rising-sun, and now in Wentworth Street near Bel-Lane, 1671. Clergyman; born in Boston, Mass., May 31, 1754; son of Andrew Eliot; graduated at Harvard College in 1772; succeeded his father as minister of the New North Church in November, 1779; was one of the founders of the Massachusetts Historical Society. He published a Biographical dictionary of eminent characters in New England. He died in Boston, Mass., Feb. 14, 1812.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Minnesota, (search)
n Iowa, set off in 1838 from Wisconsin, which was set off from Michigan in 1836......1838 By order of Secretary of War, troops from Fort Snelling expel Swiss squatters on the military reservation east of the Mississippi, between St. Paul and the fort......May 6, 1840 A log-chapel, erected by Father Lucian Galtier and dedicated to St. Paul (whence the name of the city)......Nov. 1, 1841 Settlement begun at Stillwater by four proprietors, who erect a saw-mill......Oct. 10, 1843 Capt. J. Allen, with a detachment of dragoons, ascends the Des Moines River and crosses to the St. Peter (Minnesota) and Big Sioux rivers......1844 First meeting in Minnesota on the subject of claiming territorial privileges for that part of Wisconsin Territory not included in State constitution adopted March 13, 1848, is held in Jackson's store, St. Paul......July 12, 1848 Convention at Stillwater to consider territorial government......Aug. 26, 1848 H. H. Sibley, of St. Peter, elected delega