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«c ( 67 ) your enemies ; that great prince has already pre- ** vented your wiflies, and has given fufficient or- " ders on that head to Oaoothio '*, who is of him- ** felf difpofed to execute them with all the 7.eal ** and afifedioo qf a father f. This is what you «« need make no doubt of, if you pay a proper *^ regard to the good qualities of the commandanc ** he has fent you. It is not poffible you fliould ^* be ignorant, and you appear to me pcrfcdiy ^^ well fatisfied that amongft all the French Cap- ^' tains there are few equal 10 him in valour; and «* you will have caufe co love him niil better than *^ you now do/* This anfwer fecmed to fici fy them, and they promiicd much more than i kiit they will ever perform. Notwithtlanding I took their collar, which the miffionary flattered himfelf would be produdive of fame gpod efFcds* Oft the afternoon of the following d4y the iwq khwx^^'' radons entertained us, one alter another, with die ^*ihe dance of the Calumet, in a great cfplariade f«sciogf|^'t'f^^|.^|*| the commandant^s apartment. There wan immt Tittle difK*rence in the manner in which ihcy per¬ formed this dance ; but this was very iiKanfidci\it)'e. ,. It only gave me to unde-rikiiKi, th^ir rjii^fi* fkifts vary coniiderably : thuH it h impaifibli: to give* n defcription which may ai^/kt ro ul! of difni. The Otchagras divfrfified imm^wlut inure ihmr i'tmr>' tainmciic, and fhcwcd cxcfMi^rdinary agihiy^ bcitig 'better made m well m iiwrc gracclul pcrformtrs than die Sakies* j 'Vlnif dwM-A kM the '^mmmt^ «ii|.l ilie mmmmdAAt 1 ikcd' F 1 Ihis
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 | 67 |
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 | TP017010 |
Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
Format | Text |
Size | 21 cm. |
Owner Collection | Rare Book Collection |
Owner Object ID | F1030 C50 |
Full Text | «c ( 67 ) your enemies ; that great prince has already pre- ** vented your wiflies, and has given fufficient or- " ders on that head to Oaoothio '*, who is of him- ** felf difpofed to execute them with all the 7.eal ** and afifedioo qf a father f. This is what you «« need make no doubt of, if you pay a proper *^ regard to the good qualities of the commandanc ** he has fent you. It is not poffible you fliould ^* be ignorant, and you appear to me pcrfcdiy ^^ well fatisfied that amongft all the French Cap- ^' tains there are few equal 10 him in valour; and «* you will have caufe co love him niil better than *^ you now do/* This anfwer fecmed to fici fy them, and they promiicd much more than i kiit they will ever perform. Notwithtlanding I took their collar, which the miffionary flattered himfelf would be produdive of fame gpod efFcds* Oft the afternoon of the following d4y the iwq khwx^^'' radons entertained us, one alter another, with die ^*ihe dance of the Calumet, in a great cfplariade f«sciogf|^'t'f^^|.^|*| the commandant^s apartment. There wan immt Tittle difK*rence in the manner in which ihcy per¬ formed this dance ; but this was very iiKanfidci\it)'e. ,. It only gave me to unde-rikiiKi, th^ir rjii^fi* fkifts vary coniiderably : thuH it h impaifibli: to give* n defcription which may ai^/kt ro ul! of difni. The Otchagras divfrfified imm^wlut inure ihmr i'tmr>' tainmciic, and fhcwcd cxcfMi^rdinary agihiy^ bcitig 'better made m well m iiwrc gracclul pcrformtrs than die Sakies* j 'Vlnif dwM-A kM the '^mmmt^ «ii|.l ilie mmmmdAAt 1 ikcd' F 1 Ihis |
Event Date | 1721-07-21 |
Event Years | 1721 |
Event Month | July |
Event Day | 21 |
Type | Text |