Identifier: indianahistorica61indi (find matches)
Title: Indiana Historical Society publications
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Indiana Historical Society. cn
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Publisher: (Indianapolis, Indiana Historical Society, etc.)
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
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lankets were stolen from Pauls pack. October 4th. We were under way about 11a. m., and going down the river we got onto the rocks, but with some exertion we shoved off and went on down into the lake, and had a fair wind. We ran all night, arriving at Detroit about 7 a. m. on the 5th of October, being about seventy miles from the foot * Brothertown Indians. 336 Journal of Thomas Dean of the Maumee Rapids. We left our packs on board the FireFly and the next day went about the village, and lodged onboard at night. Our lodging was but indifferent. October 6th. It rained some part of the day. We spoke a passage in the General Wayne and bought some stores. Paul Dick and I lodged on shore; Thomas Isaac lodged onboard the Fire Fly. Stores cost $1.25; lodging for Paul and me, $1. October 7th. We engaged passage on board the schooner General Wayne,* Captain Rough, and put our baggage and stores on board. We took a deck passage for $3 each, and lodged in the hold on the cable. * Bound for Buffalo, N. Y.
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Journal of Thomas Dean 337 APPENDIX.A. From the mouth of Niagara River to the mouth of the BigMiami, Deans party followed the same route as M. de Celoronin 1749, when he made his famous journey to retake possession of the Ohio Valley for the King of France, and deposited the inscribed lead plates, in evidence of title, which have become well known in the history of the region, the first one recovered having been brought to Col. Wm. Johnson, the English commander, in 1750, by the Iroquois Indians. (N. Y. Col.Docs. Vol. 6, p. 611.) A journal of Celorons voyage was kept by Father Bonnecamps, who accompanied the expedition,which is reproduced by Margry, and a translation will be found in Thwaites Jesuit Relations, Vol. 69, p. 150. They made the portage of Niagara Falls on the Canadian side; entered Lake Erie on July 14; and early on the 16th arrived at the portage of Yjadakein. It began at the mouth of a little stream called Riviere aux pommes—the 3d that is met after entering the lake, and

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