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1728-46] Grignon's Recollections 201 Bay, somewhere between 1744 and 1746; and as the engage¬ ment with the Sauks may not have occurred quite so late as 1746, the year in which the Sauks and their allies;, the Foxes, were finally driven from the Fox Eiver Valley, I have con- eluded the settlement was made, as already stated, about 1745. With the De Langlades, probably, came but a few settlers, beyond their own family. M. Souligny, the son-in-law of Sieur De Langlade, with his wife; and either then or soon after they were joined by Mons. Oarron, who had been many years engaged in the Indian trade, and had fully twenty years before been among the Menomjonees^ and he continued to re¬ side at the Bay the remainder of his days. If others then camio, their names are not now known; so probably not noiore than eight persons formed the little colony who commenced the pc'raxanent settlement of Wisconsin. That their recep^- tion by '^the Indians inhabiting Green Bay was pleasant, was distinctly told me by my grandfather; but the band of T'e-pak-e-ne-nee, or The Night-Man, living about two miles up Menomonee river, at their village of Min-ne-kau- nee, or Pleasant Tbwn, where Marinette or Menomonee City is now located, used to come down, and miake their threats that they would take by force Indian goods from Augustin De Langlade's store, or the Gove2rnment stores in charge of Charles De Langlade, calculating to intimidate, in order to get credit for goods, or have some given to them; but Charles De Langlade would pleasantly say to them, ^Well, my friends, if you have come here to fight, we can cross to the prairie on the other side of the river, and have a little fun.'^ But they knew too well his reputation as a sol¬ dier even from his boyhood, and declined his invitation, and he had no more difficulty with them. But some time afterwards, Te-gak-ef-ne-nee got in to ai quarrel with a trader named St. Germain, at the nnouth of the Menomonee river, and fatally stabbed himw While yet a youth, I reme^miber seeing Te-pak-
Object Description
Page Title | Seventy-two years' recollections of Wisconsin |
Author | Grignon, Augustin, b. 1780 |
Place of Publication | Madison, Wis. |
Source Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
Source Creation Date | 1904 |
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 | TP028000 |
Description | Augustin Grignon was the last in a long line of French fur-traders that stretched back to Charles de Langlade, the first European to live in Wisconsin. From 1805-1835 Grignon controlled the crucial portage at Grand Kaukalin on the Fox River, at present-day Kaukauna. He therefore knew every important person and was involved somehow in every important event that touched the Fox-Wisconsin waterway. Near the end of his life, Grignon recalled his own experiences and those of his forebears, from the French and Indian War and Pontiac's uprising to the invention of the railroad and the great waves of 19th-century European immigration. This document is consequently one of the most important sources on the early history of Wisconsin. |
Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
Format | Text |
Recommended Citation | Grignon, Augustin. "Seventy-two years' recollections of Wisconsin." Wisconsin Historical Collections (Madison, Wis.: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1857), vol. 3: 195-295; http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=28 |
Document Number | TP028 |
Size | p. 195-295 ; 23 cm. |
URL | http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=28 |
Owner Collection | Stacks |
Owner Object ID | F576 .W81 vol.3 |
Series | Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin ; v.3 |
Genre | memoir |
County | Ashland County; Brown County; Columbia County; Crawford County; Sawyer County; Fond du Lac County; Grant County; Green Lake County; Iowa County; Kewaunee County; Marinette County; Marquette County; Outagamie County; Richland County; Sauk County; Winnebago County |
City | Green Bay; Milwaukee; Prairie du Chien |
State/Province | Wisconsin; Michigan; New York; Pennsylvania; Quebec |
Gender | female; male |
Race and Ethnicity | Native Americans |
Sub-Topic | The Black Hawk War; Early U.S. Settlement; The French Fur Trade; Treaty Councils, from Prairie du Chien to Madeline Island; The War of 1812 |
Event Date | 1745-1857 |
Event Years | 1745-1857 |
Agriculture | Corn; Fruit; Livestock; Vegetables; Wild Rice |
Food Industry and Trade | Flour mills; Maple syrup industry |
Land Use | Cities and towns |
Occupations | Pioneers |
Religion | Rites and ceremonies |
Social Relations | Slavery |
Topography | Islands; Lakes; Rivers |
Transportation | Boats and boating |
Manufacturing and Industry | Fur trade; Sawmills |
War | War |
Indian Tribe | Fox; Ho-Chunk; Huron; Menominee; Ojibwe; Ottawa; Sauk; Potawatomi; New York Indians; |
Type | Text |
Description
Page Title | 201 |
Author | Grignon, Augustin, b. 1780 |
Place of Publication | Madison, Wis. |
Source Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
Source Creation Date | 1904 |
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 | TP028007 |
Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
Format | Text |
Size | 23 cm. |
Owner Collection | Stacks |
Owner Object ID | F576 .W81 vol.3 |
Series | Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin ; v.3 |
Full Text | 1728-46] Grignon's Recollections 201 Bay, somewhere between 1744 and 1746; and as the engage¬ ment with the Sauks may not have occurred quite so late as 1746, the year in which the Sauks and their allies;, the Foxes, were finally driven from the Fox Eiver Valley, I have con- eluded the settlement was made, as already stated, about 1745. With the De Langlades, probably, came but a few settlers, beyond their own family. M. Souligny, the son-in-law of Sieur De Langlade, with his wife; and either then or soon after they were joined by Mons. Oarron, who had been many years engaged in the Indian trade, and had fully twenty years before been among the Menomjonees^ and he continued to re¬ side at the Bay the remainder of his days. If others then camio, their names are not now known; so probably not noiore than eight persons formed the little colony who commenced the pc'raxanent settlement of Wisconsin. That their recep^- tion by '^the Indians inhabiting Green Bay was pleasant, was distinctly told me by my grandfather; but the band of T'e-pak-e-ne-nee, or The Night-Man, living about two miles up Menomonee river, at their village of Min-ne-kau- nee, or Pleasant Tbwn, where Marinette or Menomonee City is now located, used to come down, and miake their threats that they would take by force Indian goods from Augustin De Langlade's store, or the Gove2rnment stores in charge of Charles De Langlade, calculating to intimidate, in order to get credit for goods, or have some given to them; but Charles De Langlade would pleasantly say to them, ^Well, my friends, if you have come here to fight, we can cross to the prairie on the other side of the river, and have a little fun.'^ But they knew too well his reputation as a sol¬ dier even from his boyhood, and declined his invitation, and he had no more difficulty with them. But some time afterwards, Te-gak-ef-ne-nee got in to ai quarrel with a trader named St. Germain, at the nnouth of the Menomonee river, and fatally stabbed himw While yet a youth, I reme^miber seeing Te-pak- |
Event Date | 1745-1857 |
Event Years | 1745-1857 |
Type | Text |