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112 Wisconsin Historical Collections [voi.ii a person who understands something of their nature and disposi¬ tion, but their bourgeois or employer must be what they consider a gentleman, or superior to themselves, as they never feel much respect for a man who- has, from an engaged^ risen to- the rank of a clerk. The traders in this country, at the time I came into it, were a singular compound; they were honest as. far as they gave their word of honor to be reslied upon; and, in their business^ transac¬ tions beit"\veea themselves, seldom gave or took notes for balances or assumptions. It rarely happened that one of them was found who did not fulfill his promises; but when trading in the Indian country, any advantage that could be taken of each other in a transaction, was not only considered lawful—^such as trading ea,ch other's credit—^but an indication of tact and cleverness in busi¬ ness. TWo traders having spent the winter in the same neighbor¬ hood, and thus taken every advantage they could of each other, v^O'iild meet in the spring at Prairie dp Chien, and amicably settle all difiiciilties over a glass of wine. There was not, at the time I came tO' Prairie du Ohien, any Indian corn raised there. The traders for the Upper Mississippi, had to send down, for their corn which they used, to the Sauks and the Foxes at Eock Island, and trade with them for it. It is believed that the first field of corn raised at Prairie du Chien was by Thomas McWair, an American,, who had inarried a French girl and settled do'wn to farming. The farmers of Prairie du Ohien appeared to be a more thrifty and industrious people than those of Green Biay; they raised a large quantity of small grain, such as wheat, barley, oats, peas, and also soane potatoes and onions. Elvery two or three farmers united and had a horse flouring-mill—^tlie stones being cut from the granite rook 'found in the couintry. There they gro'und their wheat, and sifted the flour by hand. The surplus flour was sold to the Indian traders for goods, or exchanged with the Indians for ven¬ ison, ducks, and geese, or dressed deer-skins, as tlierewas no money
Object Description
Page Title | Early times and events in Wisconsin |
Author | Lockwood, James H., 1793-1857 |
Place of Publication | Madison, Wis. |
Source Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
Source Creation Date | 1856 |
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 | TP030000 |
Description | James Lockwood arrived at Prairie du Chien in 1816. Working for Jacob Franks and the American Fur Company, he would later become a banker, merchant, and judge. He recollects here the early years of settlement in Prairie du Chien and his work as a fur trader. |
Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
Format | Text |
Recommended Citation | Lockwood, James H. "Early Times and Events in Wisconsin." Second Annual Report and Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, for the Year 1855 (Madison: Calkins & Proudfit, 1856): 98-196; online facsimile at http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=30 |
Document Number | TP030 |
Size | p. 98-196 ; 21 cm. |
URL | http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=30 |
Owner Collection | Stacks |
Owner Object ID | F576 .W81 vol.2 |
Series | Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, v.2 |
Genre | memoir |
County | Brown County; Buffalo County; Columbia County; Crawford County; Sawyer County; Door County; Dunn County; Grant County; Green Lake County; Iowa County; Marquette County; Outagamie County; Pepin County; Richland County; Sauk County; Vernon County; Winnebago County |
City | Green Bay; Milwaukee; Prairie du Chien |
State/Province | Wisconsin; Iowa; Michigan; Minnesota; New York |
Gender | female; male |
Race and Ethnicity | Native Americans |
Sub-Topic | Early U.S. Settlement; The Founding of Major Cities |
Event Date | 1793-1856 |
Event Years | 1793-1856 |
Agriculture | Vegetables |
Animals | Birds; Mammals |
Art | Indian dance; Interior architecture |
Buildings | Dwellings |
Domestic Life | Cookery; Family; Food; Implements, utensils, etc. |
Economics | Business |
Food Industry and Trade | Flour mills |
Land Use | Cities and towns; Farms |
Life Stages | Aging; Childhood; Marriage |
Occupations | Farmers; Judges; Lawyers; Nursing; Pioneers |
Politics | Elections |
Recreation | Lacrosse; Leisure activities |
Religion | Clergy; Missionaries; Religion; Religious education; Rites and ceremonies |
Social Relations | Crime |
Topography | Islands; Landscape; Lakes; Rivers |
Transportation | Boats and boating; Canoes and canoeing; Steamboats |
Manufacturing and Industry | Forest products industry; Fur trade; Sawmills |
War | Fortification; War |
Indian Tribe | Fox; Ho-Chunk; Iowa; Kickapoo; Menominee; Ojibwe; Potawatomi; Sauk |
Type | Text |
Description
Page Title | 112 |
Author | Lockwood, James H., 1793-1857 |
Place of Publication | Madison, Wis. |
Source Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
Source Creation Date | 1856 |
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 | TP030015 |
Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
Format | Text |
Size | 21 cm. |
Owner Collection | Stacks |
Owner Object ID | F576 .W81 vol.2 |
Series | Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, v.2 |
Full Text | 112 Wisconsin Historical Collections [voi.ii a person who understands something of their nature and disposi¬ tion, but their bourgeois or employer must be what they consider a gentleman, or superior to themselves, as they never feel much respect for a man who- has, from an engaged^ risen to- the rank of a clerk. The traders in this country, at the time I came into it, were a singular compound; they were honest as. far as they gave their word of honor to be reslied upon; and, in their business^ transac¬ tions beit"\veea themselves, seldom gave or took notes for balances or assumptions. It rarely happened that one of them was found who did not fulfill his promises; but when trading in the Indian country, any advantage that could be taken of each other in a transaction, was not only considered lawful—^such as trading ea,ch other's credit—^but an indication of tact and cleverness in busi¬ ness. TWo traders having spent the winter in the same neighbor¬ hood, and thus taken every advantage they could of each other, v^O'iild meet in the spring at Prairie dp Chien, and amicably settle all difiiciilties over a glass of wine. There was not, at the time I came tO' Prairie du Ohien, any Indian corn raised there. The traders for the Upper Mississippi, had to send down, for their corn which they used, to the Sauks and the Foxes at Eock Island, and trade with them for it. It is believed that the first field of corn raised at Prairie du Chien was by Thomas McWair, an American,, who had inarried a French girl and settled do'wn to farming. The farmers of Prairie du Ohien appeared to be a more thrifty and industrious people than those of Green Biay; they raised a large quantity of small grain, such as wheat, barley, oats, peas, and also soane potatoes and onions. Elvery two or three farmers united and had a horse flouring-mill—^tlie stones being cut from the granite rook 'found in the couintry. There they gro'und their wheat, and sifted the flour by hand. The surplus flour was sold to the Indian traders for goods, or exchanged with the Indians for ven¬ ison, ducks, and geese, or dressed deer-skins, as tlierewas no money |
Event Date | 1793-1856 |
Event Years | 1793-1856 |
Type | Text |