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But the shower soon passed over and it was very warm after it. About 5 o'clock encamped for the night upon the bank of the river at low water.
Thus thought I at eve, another precious Sab[bath] passed. To many it has been a good day and long to be remembered, but to me the hours have been dull and passed away quite heavily. Nothing in particular has taken place this day.
But soon, yes very soon, and I shall have passed all my Sabbaths here below. Others prepare not for that Sabbath where the assembly never breaks and the Sabbath never ends.
Mon [July] 28th
But little rain had fallen during the night as I had feared might be the case. My repose was quiet and undisturbed during the night. Thanks to my gracious Preserver and most kind and Bountiful Benefactor for all His goodness towards me. I lay me down surrounded by pagans, I sleep under the canopy of leaves, though a little temporary wigwam which the Indns. had set out afforded some protection but still I have been kept in quietness and safety. O Lord how great is thy rich reward.
Object Description
| Page Title | Expedition to the Sacs and the Foxes |
| Author | Marsh, Cutting, 1800-1873 |
| Source Creation Date | 1834 |
| 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 | 2006 |
| Digital Identifier | TP039000 |
| Description |
In the summer of 1834, Presbyterian missionary Cutting Marsh traveled across Wisconsin and into Iowa in order to visit the Sauk and Fox Indians, who had been relocated there after the end of the Black Hawk War. In this journal, he provides a detailed day-by-day description of this trip. Marsh wrote often, but haphazardly. He occasionally skipped pages, which were filled in days or weeks later with information out of context (sometimes written upside-down). He interspersed notes for sermons, drafts of letters, or spontaneous prayers amid routine diary entries. Unfortunately, this manuscript diary has no typed version and one cannot search its text. For this reason, it will be helpful to consult this brief itinerary:
June 12: starts up the Fox River to Portage June 28: arrives at Rock Island July 12-14: at Appenoore's Sauk village about 125 miles up the Des Moines River July 14-30: mostly sick on the trail; in a long entry on July 19th he summarizes what the Indians have told him about their religion and way of life. July 30: returns to Appenoore's village July 30-Aug. 12: 75-pages on Sauk life and customs Aug. 12: sets out for Keokuk's village on the Iowa River Aug. 15: joins up with son of Black Hawk Aug. 16-23: at Keokuk's village (pp. 165-200) Aug. 16: two interviews with Black Hawk (pp. 168-176, interspersed with extraneous matter). They discuss religion and the writing of Black Hawk's autobiography. Aug. 18: notes on causes of the Black Hawk War including (pp. 184-185) "opinions of the Indians respecting the war." Aug. 23: leaves Keokuk's village Aug. 28-Sept. 2: in Sauk villages on the Iowa and Red Cedar Rivers Sept. 2-6: at Rock Island, preparing for return journey Sept. 10-12: at Mineral Point, which he describes at length Sept. 15-16: across southern Wisconsin; visits early Madison fur trader Wallace Rowan (pp. 303-304) |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives |
| Format | Text |
| Recommended Citation | Marsh, Cutting. "Expedition to the Sacs and Foxes." Manuscript in the Wisconsin Historical Society Archives (Wis Mss AU). Online facsimile at http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/u?/tp,20977 |
| Document Number | TP039 |
| Size | 315 p. |
| URL | http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/u?/tp,20977 |
| Owner Collection | Main Stacks |
| Owner Object ID | Wis Mss AU; WIHV94-A1792 |
| Genre | diary; travel narrative |
| County | Columbia County; Iowa County; Dane County; |
| City | Helena; Mineral Point; Portage |
| State/Province | Wisconsin; Iowa; Illinois |
| Race and Ethnicity | Native Americans |
| Sub-Topic | The Black Hawk War |
| Event Date | 1834-06; 1834-07; 1834-08; 1834-09; 1834-10 |
| Event Years | 1834 |
| Event Month | June; July; August; September; October |
| Climate | High temperature |
| Domestic Life | Clothing and dress; Family; Food; Gardens; Implements, utensils, etc.; |
| Religion | Missionaries; Missions; Religious education; Rites and ceremonies; Clergy |
| Topography | Landscape; Prairie; Rivers; |
| Transportation | Canoes and canoeing |
| Indian Tribe | Fox; Mohegan; Sauk; Ho-Chunk |
| Type | Text |
Description
| Page Title | Page 74 |
| Author | Marsh, Cutting, 1800-1873 |
| Source Creation Date | 1834 |
| 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 | 2006 |
| Digital Identifier | TP039074 |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives |
| Format | Text |
| Owner Collection | Main Stacks |
| Owner Object ID | Wis Mss AU |
| Full Text |
But the shower soon passed over and it was very warm after it. About 5 o'clock encamped for the night upon the bank of the river at low water.
Thus thought I at eve, another precious Sab[bath] passed. To many it has been a good day and long to be remembered, but to me the hours have been dull and passed away quite heavily. Nothing in particular has taken place this day. But soon, yes very soon, and I shall have passed all my Sabbaths here below. Others prepare not for that Sabbath where the assembly never breaks and the Sabbath never ends. Mon [July] 28th But little rain had fallen during the night as I had feared might be the case. My repose was quiet and undisturbed during the night. Thanks to my gracious Preserver and most kind and Bountiful Benefactor for all His goodness towards me. I lay me down surrounded by pagans, I sleep under the canopy of leaves, though a little temporary wigwam which the Indns. had set out afforded some protection but still I have been kept in quietness and safety. O Lord how great is thy rich reward. |
| Event Date | 1834-06; 1834-07; 1834-08; 1834-09; 1834-10 |
| Event Years | 1834 |
| Event Month | June; July; August; September; October |
| Type | Text |