[Documents, papers, materials and publications relating to the Northwest and the state of Illinois]
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Author
Contributions
- La Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur de, 1643-1687. - Contributor
- Aubry, Charles Philippe, d. 1770. - Contributor
- Clark, George Rogers, 1752-1818. - Contributor
- Public Archives of Canada. - Contributor
Publication
1903 - The H. W. Rokker co., printers, Springfield, Ill, Illinois
Language
English
Word Count
160,500 words, Guess
Page Count
642 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivedocumentspapersm00beckrich
- Library of Congress Control Number10010365
- Open LibraryOL13499056M
Description
This is a collection of documents (translated into English) for the early history of French Canadian exploration of the Illinois region, and also for the conquest of Illinois country by George Rogers Clark during the Revolutionary War. The editors have added introductions and explanatory notes to each group to assist readers and provide background information. There is a separate index for each document group. The topics or titles of documents are: -Voyages and Discoveries of Father James Marquette in the Mississippi Valley -French Plans of Conquest -Hennepin’s Narrative -La Salle’s Voyage down the Mississippi -Memoir of Henry de Tonty of 1693 -The Aubry Manuscript -George Rogers Clark’s Conquest of the Illinois -Letters from the Canadian Archives
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Series Statement
- Collections of the Illinois State Historical Library -- vol. 1
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