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| Genre/Form: | Microforms |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Cass Lewis; Henry Rowe Schoolcraft |
| Document Type: | Archival Material |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
C C Trowbridge |
| OCLC Number: | 122644762 |
| Notes: | The original of the diary was loaned for copying by Mrs. Thomas Byrd, Boyce, Virginia. |
| Description: | 1 microfilm reel. |
Abstract:
A record of the expedition (1820) of Lewis Cass to the headwaters of the Mississippi River kept by Trowbridge, the expedition's assistant topographer. Included are descriptions of the south shore of Lake Superior, Michilimackinac, the Falls of St. Anthony, Fort Snelling, and Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. There is also information on wild rice harvesting, Indian canoes, Henry R. Schoolcraft, Lake Superior copper mines, the American Fur Company, and Jonathan Carver's grave.
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