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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 12 4 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 3, 15th edition. 5 1 Browse Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 3 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 4 2 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hennepin, Louis 1640- (search)
Hennepin, Louis 1640- Recollet, or Franciscan, missionary and explorer; born in Ath, Belgium, about 1640. Entering the Franciscan order, he made a tour through Germany and Italy, preached a while, had charge of a hospital, and was a regimental chaplain at the battle of Senef, between the Prince of Conde and William of Orange, in 1674. The next year he was ordered to Canada, and made the voyage with Bishop Laval and Robert Cavalier de la Salle. After preaching in Quebec, he went to the Indian mission at Fort Frontenac, and visited the Mohawk country. In 1678 he accompanied La Salle to the Western wilds, with Chevalier de Tonti and the Sieur de la Motte. Left by La Salle a little below the present site of Peoria to prosecute discoveries, he and two others penetrated to the Mississippi in a canoe, by way of the Illinois River, in February and March, 1680. They explored the Mississippi northward until, in April, they were captured by a party of Sioux and carried to their villa
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), La Salle, Robert Cavelter, Sieur de 1643- (search)
er Colbert, in compliment to his patron at the Court of France. De Tonti explored the great middle channel. Then the whole company assembled at a dry spot near the Gulf, and there prepared a cross and a column, affixing to the latter the arms of France and this inscription, Louis the Great, King of France and Navarre, April 9, 1682. He also buried there a leaden plate, with a Latin inscription. The whole company then signed a proces verbal, in the following order: La Metarie (notary), De la Salle, P. Zenobe (Recollet missionary), Henri de Tonti, Francois de Bousvoudet, Jean Bourdon, Sieur d'autray, Jacques Cauclois, Pierre You, Giles Mencret, Jean Michel (surgeon), Jean Mas, Jean Duglignon, Nicholas de la Salle. La Salle formally proclaimed the whole valley of the Mississippi and the region of its tributaries a part of the French dominions, and named the country Louisiana, in compliment to the King. So was first planted the germ of the empire of the French in that region, which
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Indiana, (search)
of the north central States of the United States, extends from the Ohio River, which separates the State from Kentucky on the south, to Lake Michigan and the State of Michigan, which bound it on the north. Ohio lies to the east and Illinois bounds it on the west. It is limited in lat. by 37° 47′ to 41° 46′ N., and in long. by 84° 49′ to 88° 2′ W. Area, 36,350 square miles, in ninety-two counties. Population, 1890, 2,192,404; 1900, 2,516,462. Capital, Indianapolis. Robert Cavalier de la Salle and Henri Tonti, with a party of thirty-three, ascend the St. Joseph River to the site of South Bend, thence by portage to the Kankakee and down the Illinois River......December, 1679 La Salle, returning from Montreal with supplies for Tonti at Fort Crevecoeur, makes the portage from the St. Joseph to the Kankakee......November, 1680 Mention made of one Sieur Dubinson as commandant at a post near the site of Lafayette, called Ouiatenon......1719 Sieur de Vincennes mentioned
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Louisiana, (search)
t of the Mississippi River is bounded on the north by the State of Mississippi, and that west of the Mississippi River by Arkansas. Lat. 28° 56' to 33° N., and long. 89° to 94° W. Area, 45,420 square miles, in ninety-nine parishes. Population, 1890, 1,118,587; 1900, 1,381,625. Capital, Baton Rouge. It differs from the other States in that its jurisprudence is based on the Roman or civil law instead of the common law of England, and the counties are called parishes. Robert Cavalier de la Salle descends the Mississippi to its mouth, names the country Louisiana, and takes possession in the name of the King of France......April 9, 1682 Pierre Le Moyne d'iberville enters the Mississippi......March 2, 1699 D'Iberville, having settled Biloxi, sails for France, leaving his lieutenant, Sauvolle de la Villantry, in command......May 3, 1699 Jean Baptist Le Moyne Bienville (born in Montreal, Feb. 23, 1680), brother of D'Iberville, returning from an expedition north of Lake Pontc
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Michigan, (search)
t Sault Ste. Marie......1668 Two Sulpician priests, with three canoes and seven men, pass through the Detroit River and Lake St. Clair......1670 French under M. de St. Lusson permitted to occupy Sault Ste. Marie by the Indians, erect a cross at that place bearing the arms of France......May, 1671 Marquette commences Fort Michilimackinac, starts a Huron settlement, and builds a chapel there......1671 Marquette is buried near present site of Ludington......May 18, 1675 Robert la Salle, accompanied by Father Louis Hennepin and Chevalier de Tonti, sails up lakes Erie and Huron in the Griffon, reaching Michilimackinac......Aug. 28, 1679 Antoine de la Motte Cadillac, lord of Bouaget and Montdesert, under a commission from Louis XIV., leaving Montreal in June with 100 men and a Jesuit missionary, commences the settlement of Detroit......July 24, 1701 First grant of land (thirty-two acres) made at Detroit by Cadillac to Francois Fafard Delorme......1707 Detroit attack
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Missouri, (search)
ty. The State of Iowa forms the northern boundary. It is limited in latitude from 36° to 40° 30′ N., and in longitude from 89° 2′ to 95° 44′ W. Area, 65,370 square miles in 115 counties. Population in 1890, 2,679,184; 1900, 3,106,665. Capital, Jefferson City. Fernando De Soto ascends the west bank of the Mississippi River as far as the present site of New Madrid......1541 Louis Joliet and Pere Jacques Marquette descend the Mississippi to lat. 33°......1673 Robert Cavalier de La Salle descends the Mississippi to its mouth......1682 A prospecting party sent out by French governor of Louisiana ascends the Missouri River to the mouth of the Kansas......1705 Missouri included in a grant to Anthony Crozat for the exclusive privilege of the commerce of Louisiana for fifteen years, made by Louis XIV......Sept. 14, 1712 Missouri included in a grant to the Mississippi Company on the resignation of Crozat......August, 1717 Lead-mining in St. Genevieve county by Si
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Tennessee, (search)
ppi River on the west. It is bounded on the north by Kentucky and Virginia, east by North Carolina, south by Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi, and west by Arkansas and Missouri. It lies between lat. 35° and 36° 35′ N., and long. 81° 37′ and 90° 15′ W. Area, 42,050 square miles, in ninety-six counties. Population in 1890, 1,767,518; 1900, 2,020,616. Capital, Nashville. Louis Joliet and Pere Jacques Marquette descend the Mississippi River to lat. 33°......1673 Robert Cavalier de La Salle builds Fort Prud'homme on the fourth Chickasaw bluff of the Mississippi River......1682 M. Charleville, a French trader, builds a trading-house near the present site of Nashville......1714 French erect Fort Assumption on the Mississippi at the fourth Chickasaw bluff......1714 Bienville makes a treaty of peace with the Chickasaw Indians at Fort Assumption......June, 1739 Party of Virginians, Dr. Thomas Walker and others; discover the Cumberland Mountains, Cumberland Gap, and C
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Texas, (search)
Texas, One of the Southern States of the United States, is bounded on the north by Oklahoma and Indian Territories, east by Arkansas and Louisiana, south by the Gulf of Mexico and Mexico, and west by Mexico and New Mexico. It lies between lat. 25° 51′ and 36° 30′ N., and long. 93° 27′ and 106° 40′ W. Area, 265,780 square miles. Population, 1890, 2,235,523; 1900, 3,048,710. Capital, Austin. Robert Cavalier de La Salle, sailing from France with four ships, July 24, 1684, fails to discover the mouth of the Mississippi and lands near the entrance to Matagorda Bay......Feb. 18, 1685 La Salle builds Fort St. Louis on the Lavaca......July, 1685 La Salle murdered by two followers near the Neches River......March 30, 1687 Captain De Leon, sent from Mexico against French settlers at Fort St. Louis, on the Lavaca River, finds it deserted......April 22, 1689 Spanish mission of San Francisco at Fort St. Louis established......1690 Don Domingo Teran de los Rios appoin