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258 Wisconsin-Historical Collections [voi iii When these Pawnee slaves had Indian masters, they were generally treated with great severity. Once the Sauks had a Pa^^ee female, and treated her so like a dog, that a Mr. Geo'ry, a trader, purchased her from foslings of humanity. A female slave owned by a Menomonee woman, while sick, was directed by her unfeeling mistress to take off her over-dress, and she then deliberately stabbed and kiUed her; and this without a cause or provocation, and not in the least attributable to liquor. It should also be mentioned, on the other hand, that Mas-caw, a Pawnee among Ihe Menomonees, was not treated or r^arded as a slave, and married a chief's daughter, and lived with them till his death, and has now a gray-headed son living; at Lake Shawanaw. It has already been related, that Capt. De Velie, who was early killed by the Sauks at Green Bay, had a negro servant, who I presume, was a slave. I know of but one other African slave at Green Bay, and he was a mere lad, not over half a dozen years of age, when purchased by Baptist B'runet of one Masshasho, a St. Lo-uis Indian trader, giving one hun¬ dred dollars for him. The boy was prob-ably at times very provoking, but Mr. Brunet was inexcusably severe in pun¬ ishing him; he had a staple overhead in his house, to which he would tie the lad's hands, and then whip him without mercy. Thus things went on for about eight years, till about 180^, when Mr. Campbell, who had been a trader among the Sioux, was appointed the first American Indian Agent at Prairie du Chien, and who in some way heard of Brunet's undue cruelty, came and took the negro -away, and what was furtlier done with him I do not know.* About a year after, *Hon. M. L. Martin, in his Historical Address, while admitting the species of Panis, or Pawnee slavery, adds, "it is believed that our soil was never polluted by the foot of an African slave." We could devoutly wish that this were literally true, but fear, from Mr. Grignon's state¬ ments, that it is not. In Gov. Vaudreuil's instruction to Charles De Langlade, Sept. 9, 1760, upon the surrender of Canada and its depend¬ encies to the British, he states tnat, by the articles of capitulation, the people of the North-Western settlements "may keep their negro and Pawnee slaves/' except such slaves as they may have captured from the British,—-implying, we should think, that they had some negro slaves. L^ q^ 33^
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 | 258 |
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 | TP028064 |
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 | 258 Wisconsin-Historical Collections [voi iii When these Pawnee slaves had Indian masters, they were generally treated with great severity. Once the Sauks had a Pa^^ee female, and treated her so like a dog, that a Mr. Geo'ry, a trader, purchased her from foslings of humanity. A female slave owned by a Menomonee woman, while sick, was directed by her unfeeling mistress to take off her over-dress, and she then deliberately stabbed and kiUed her; and this without a cause or provocation, and not in the least attributable to liquor. It should also be mentioned, on the other hand, that Mas-caw, a Pawnee among Ihe Menomonees, was not treated or r^arded as a slave, and married a chief's daughter, and lived with them till his death, and has now a gray-headed son living; at Lake Shawanaw. It has already been related, that Capt. De Velie, who was early killed by the Sauks at Green Bay, had a negro servant, who I presume, was a slave. I know of but one other African slave at Green Bay, and he was a mere lad, not over half a dozen years of age, when purchased by Baptist B'runet of one Masshasho, a St. Lo-uis Indian trader, giving one hun¬ dred dollars for him. The boy was prob-ably at times very provoking, but Mr. Brunet was inexcusably severe in pun¬ ishing him; he had a staple overhead in his house, to which he would tie the lad's hands, and then whip him without mercy. Thus things went on for about eight years, till about 180^, when Mr. Campbell, who had been a trader among the Sioux, was appointed the first American Indian Agent at Prairie du Chien, and who in some way heard of Brunet's undue cruelty, came and took the negro -away, and what was furtlier done with him I do not know.* About a year after, *Hon. M. L. Martin, in his Historical Address, while admitting the species of Panis, or Pawnee slavery, adds, "it is believed that our soil was never polluted by the foot of an African slave." We could devoutly wish that this were literally true, but fear, from Mr. Grignon's state¬ ments, that it is not. In Gov. Vaudreuil's instruction to Charles De Langlade, Sept. 9, 1760, upon the surrender of Canada and its depend¬ encies to the British, he states tnat, by the articles of capitulation, the people of the North-Western settlements "may keep their negro and Pawnee slaves/' except such slaves as they may have captured from the British,—-implying, we should think, that they had some negro slaves. L^ q^ 33^ |
Event Date | 1745-1857 |
Event Years | 1745-1857 |
Type | Text |