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( ^o ) Mamftie, abounding in filh and efpecially ftur^ geon. A little farther inclining to the fbuthweftj you come to a large gulph, in the entry of which are a number of iflands, and which is called tht o-ulph or bay of the Noquets. This is the name of an fndian nadon, not very numerous, originally come from the coafts of lake Superior, and of which there remain only a few fcitcered families^ who have no fixed refidencc. The bay of the Noquets is feparated from the great bay only by che iflands of the Poutcwacamies, ^hfch as I have already rercarkcd, were tlie anci* ent i;efidence of thefe Indians % moft of them are extremely well wooded ; but the only one that is now inhabited is neither the largcfl: nor the beft^ ,and there remains a forty village, where, in fptte of all our endeavours,, we were obfigcd co pafs the night, as it was impoffible to refilt the prcfllng inftances of the inhabitants. For there is not a nation* in all Canada more fincerely attached to the French, than thefe Indians have been at all times. On the fixth^ we were ftopt almoft the whole day, by contrary winds, but it growing cahti in the, evening, we embarked a little after fuivfct, by the favour of a moft beauriful moon-lliine, and con¬ tinued our v^oyage for f^r md twenty hours toge¬ ther, having made only a very fmafl halr» whiiil ^ we were faying mafs and at dinner. The fun %vas fo ' burning hot, and the water of the bay fo warm, that the gum of our canoe melttd in feveral places. To cpmpkat our misfortune, the place where we went a&ore, was fo much infeft'cd with what are called ¦ here marigouins and bruleaiis, a fpccies of very troublefpfne gnats, that we could not fo niurh z% clofe
Object Description
Page Title | Letter XX [on his 1721 visit to Wisconsin] |
Author | Charlevoix, Pierre-François-Xavier de, 1682-1761 |
Place of Publication | London |
Source Publisher | Printed for R. and J. Dodsley |
Source Creation Date | 1761 |
Language | English |
Digital Format | XML |
Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Electronic Publication Date | 2004 |
Digital Identifier | TP017000 |
Description | This is one of many letters that Charlevoix wrote to a correspondent at Paris to try to convey what the New World was like. He was refined and well-educated, and his letters are marked by charm, grace and humor. He went on to write a multi-volume history of New France based on interviews with traders and priests and on unpublished records, which remains one of our best historical sources on early Wisconsin. All his letters are given elsewhere on the Turning Points site. |
Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
Format | Text |
Recommended Citation | Charlevoix, Pierre Francois Xavier de. "Letter XX [on his 1721 visit to Wisconsin]" in Journal of a Voyage to North-America... (London, 1761); online facsimile at http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=17 |
Document Number | TP017 |
Size | p. 59-75 ; 21 cm. |
URL | http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=17 |
Owner Collection | Rare Book Collection |
Owner Object ID | F1030 C50 |
Genre | letter; translation; travel narrative |
County | Brown County; Door County; Marinette County; Oconto County; |
State/Province | Wisconsin; Michigan |
Race and Ethnicity | Native Americans; French Americans; |
Sub-Topic | Colonialism Transforms Indian Life; The French Fur Trade |
Event Date | 1721-07-21 |
Event Years | 1721 |
Event Month | July |
Event Day | 21 |
Animals | Mammals; Marine animals |
Art | Indian dance |
Recreation | Hunting |
Religion | Missions; Priests; Rites and ceremonies |
Topography | Islands; Lakes; Landscape; Rivers |
War | War |
Indian Tribe | Fox; Ho-Chunk; Illinois; Iowa; Menominee; Potawatomi; Sauk |
Type | Text |
Description
Page Title | 60 |
Author | Charlevoix, Pierre-François-Xavier de, 1682-1761 |
Place of Publication | London |
Source Publisher | Printed for R. and J. Dodsley |
Source Creation Date | 1761 |
Language | English |
Digital Format | JPG |
Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Electronic Publication Date | 2004 |
Digital Identifier | TP017003 |
Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
Format | Text |
Size | 21 cm. |
Owner Collection | Rare Book Collection |
Owner Object ID | F1030 C50 |
Full Text | ( ^o ) Mamftie, abounding in filh and efpecially ftur^ geon. A little farther inclining to the fbuthweftj you come to a large gulph, in the entry of which are a number of iflands, and which is called tht o-ulph or bay of the Noquets. This is the name of an fndian nadon, not very numerous, originally come from the coafts of lake Superior, and of which there remain only a few fcitcered families^ who have no fixed refidencc. The bay of the Noquets is feparated from the great bay only by che iflands of the Poutcwacamies, ^hfch as I have already rercarkcd, were tlie anci* ent i;efidence of thefe Indians % moft of them are extremely well wooded ; but the only one that is now inhabited is neither the largcfl: nor the beft^ ,and there remains a forty village, where, in fptte of all our endeavours,, we were obfigcd co pafs the night, as it was impoffible to refilt the prcfllng inftances of the inhabitants. For there is not a nation* in all Canada more fincerely attached to the French, than thefe Indians have been at all times. On the fixth^ we were ftopt almoft the whole day, by contrary winds, but it growing cahti in the, evening, we embarked a little after fuivfct, by the favour of a moft beauriful moon-lliine, and con¬ tinued our v^oyage for f^r md twenty hours toge¬ ther, having made only a very fmafl halr» whiiil ^ we were faying mafs and at dinner. The fun %vas fo ' burning hot, and the water of the bay fo warm, that the gum of our canoe melttd in feveral places. To cpmpkat our misfortune, the place where we went a&ore, was fo much infeft'cd with what are called ¦ here marigouins and bruleaiis, a fpccies of very troublefpfne gnats, that we could not fo niurh z% clofe |
Event Date | 1721-07-21 |
Event Years | 1721 |
Event Month | July |
Event Day | 21 |
Type | Text |