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1762] GorrelFs Journal 31
bad talk that might be amongst them, or the neighboring Indian Nations, as there were five more that depended on that post. They returned thanks to the great God for sending them such a day for their council, which they looked upon as an omen of last¬ ing peace with them.
To which I gave the following answer:
That I would write to Oapt. Campbell, commanding at the Detroit, for a gun-smith as soon as possible, and made no doubt he would send one. To their request for rum, I told them that their great father, King Greorge, knowing that they were poor, by being .«o long at war, had ordered no rum tO' be brought amongst them to sell, lest they should neglect their clothing, their wives and children, until such time as they might be clothed, which I hoped ivould be in a few years.
The Puau Chief returned the same answer with- the rest, with -a demand for a gun-smith; and added, that he would send the good road I had given him, meaning the belt, to the two other 'Chief s of his nation, and h© did not doubt they would come down Tery soon.
ISTo Indians came here till the 29th, when a party of Toways,* who lived at Little Detroit, arrived. I spoke to them as I had 4one to the rest, and gave them strings of w^ampum' for the return of prisoners, and made them some small presents. As they lay between this and Mishamakinak, they promised they would use the English and French well who would be coming tHther. They went away well pleased.
June 5th, 1762.—^Ambassadors from the Sacks and Eeynards, -with a chief belonging to the second Puan to-wn, arrived here, to whom' I made a speech to the same purpose, and also gave them each a belt and strings of wampum. Their answer was nigh to the same purpose as the former, with a demand for the English traders to go to their towns. I told them I would write to my commander at Detroit, and await his answer.
Ottawas.
Object Description
| Page Title | Lieut. James Gorrell's journal. Commencing at Detroit, September 8th, 1761, and ending at Montreal, August 13th, 1763. |
| Author | Gorrell, James |
| Place of Publication | Madison, Wis. |
| Source Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
| Source Creation Date | 1855 |
| 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 | TP020000 |
| Description | After the British defeated the French in 1760, they took possession of the French forts throughout Canada. Lt. James Gorrell was sent out to Green Bay in 1761 with a small garrison of British soldiers to occupy Fort La Baye. This is his journal of that assignment, the earliest English-language eyewitness account of Wisconsin. Two years later Pontiac successfully organized the western tribes to resist the British, captured Fort Mackinaw in a brilliant sneak attack, and laid siege to Detroit. Gorrell was forced to evacuate all the way back to Montreal, and Green Bay saw no more British soldiers until the War of 1812 |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
| Format | Text |
| Recommended Citation | Gorrell, James. "Lieut. James Gorrell's journal. Commencing at Detroit, September 8th, 1761, and ending at Montreal, August 13th, 1763." Wisconsin Historical Collections, vol. 1 (Madison, 1855): 24-48; online facsimile at http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=20 |
| Document Number | TP020 |
| Size | p. 24-48 ; 22 cm. |
| URL | http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=20 |
| Owner Collection | Stacks |
| Owner Object ID | F576 W81 2 1854- 1856 |
| Series | Annual report and collections of the State Historical Society, of Wisconsin, for the year 1854 |
| Genre | travel narrative |
| County | Brown County; Milwaukee County |
| City | Green Bay; Milwaukee |
| State/Province | Wisconsin; Michigan |
| Gender | female; male |
| Race and Ethnicity | British Americans; Native Americans |
| Sub-Topic | Colonialism Transforms Indian Life |
| Event Date | 1761-1763 |
| Event Years | 1761; 1762; 1763 |
| Agriculture | Tobacco |
| Religion | Rites and ceremonies |
| Topography | Islands; Lakes |
| Transportation | Canoes and canoeing |
| Manufacturing and Industry | Fur trade |
| War | Firearms; War; Weapons |
| Indian Tribe | Fox; Ho-Chunk; Illinois; Iowa; Menominee; Ojibwe; Ottawa; Sauk |
| Type | Text |
Description
| Page Title | 31 |
| Author | Gorrell, James |
| Place of Publication | Madison, Wis. |
| Source Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
| Source Creation Date | 1855 |
| 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 | TP020008 |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
| Format | Text |
| Size | 22 cm. |
| Owner Collection | Stacks |
| Owner Object ID | F576 W81 2 1854- 1856 |
| Series | Annual report and collections of the State Historical Society, of Wisconsin, for the year 1854 |
| Full Text | 1762] GorrelFs Journal 31 bad talk that might be amongst them, or the neighboring Indian Nations, as there were five more that depended on that post. They returned thanks to the great God for sending them such a day for their council, which they looked upon as an omen of last¬ ing peace with them. To which I gave the following answer: That I would write to Oapt. Campbell, commanding at the Detroit, for a gun-smith as soon as possible, and made no doubt he would send one. To their request for rum, I told them that their great father, King Greorge, knowing that they were poor, by being .«o long at war, had ordered no rum tO' be brought amongst them to sell, lest they should neglect their clothing, their wives and children, until such time as they might be clothed, which I hoped ivould be in a few years. The Puau Chief returned the same answer with- the rest, with -a demand for a gun-smith; and added, that he would send the good road I had given him, meaning the belt, to the two other 'Chief s of his nation, and h© did not doubt they would come down Tery soon. ISTo Indians came here till the 29th, when a party of Toways,* who lived at Little Detroit, arrived. I spoke to them as I had 4one to the rest, and gave them strings of w^ampum' for the return of prisoners, and made them some small presents. As they lay between this and Mishamakinak, they promised they would use the English and French well who would be coming tHther. They went away well pleased. June 5th, 1762.—^Ambassadors from the Sacks and Eeynards, -with a chief belonging to the second Puan to-wn, arrived here, to whom' I made a speech to the same purpose, and also gave them each a belt and strings of wampum. Their answer was nigh to the same purpose as the former, with a demand for the English traders to go to their towns. I told them I would write to my commander at Detroit, and await his answer. Ottawas. |
| Event Date | 1761-1763 |
| Event Years | 1761; 1762; 1763 |
| Type | Text |