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284 grignon's recollections i-om-e-tah the only surviving brother of tom ah was bom about 1772 and is now consequently about eighty-five years of age that he was upon the war-path during the war of 18 12 15 has already been shown he has been a very good hunter in his day of three children but one survives he is among a very few menomonees who contract debts and pay them as they promise he is the oldest chief of his na tion being now about eighty-five ; his hunting days are past his sight is growing dim and his manly form and benignant countenance we shall soon see no more kaush-kau-no-naive or the grizzly bear long exerted much influence among the menomonees his father was called by the name of grizzly bear and though not really a chief was yet regarded as such his son kaush-kau-no naive served under the immediate directions of tomah dur ing the war of 1812-'15 and after tomah's death he and josette carron were chosen the orators of the nation he served with the menomonees under col stambaugh against the sauks and foxes in 1832 and died about two years after at the age of about fifty-two years he left several children his son wau-pa-men or the corn succeeded him ; and he dying several years since his brother ok-ke-ne-bo-way or the standing land now thirty-nine years of age became his successor souligny now seventy-two years of age is the head war chief of the menomonees his grandmother was the reputed daughter of sotjligny the son-in-law of the sieur augustin djb langlade and hence the name of this chief his ser will return to rny nation where my countrymen may be of service against our red enemies and their actions renowned in the dance of our nation " again capt pike observes " this thomas is a fine fellow of a very masculine figure noble and animated delivery and appears to be very much attached to the americans this chief is an extraordinary hunter to instance his power he killed forty elk and a bear in one day chasing the former from dawn to eve capt pike also testifies to tomah's great politeness and hospitality and contrasts that of other chiefs as being " very different from the polite re ception given us by thomas these notices of tomah are highly creditable to iris fame and character l 0 d
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| Language | English |
| Pagination | iv, 547 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Page | Wisconsin Historical Collections, Volume III (1857) |
| Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
| Format-Digital | XML |
| Source Creation Date | 1857 |
| Identifier-Digital | whcvIII0000 |
| Description | The third annual report and collections of the State Historical Society, of Wisconsin, for the year 1856 includes the following articles: Eulogies on J.G. Percival; Notices of William A. White; Early Jesuit missionaries in the north-west, by Judge Law; Indian tribes of Wisconsin, by John Gilmary Shea; The Cass manuscripts, translated by Charles Whittlesey; Antiquities of Crawford County, by Alfred Brumson; Antiquities of Wisconsin, by Wm. Barry; Seventy-two years recollections of Wisconsin, by Augustin Grignon; Reminiscences of the north-west, by B.F.H. Witherell; The Chippewas of Lake Superior, by Richard E. Morse; Early history of Kenosha, by M. Frank; First settlement of Kenosha, by Wallace Mygatt; Early history of Green County, by J.W. Stewart; Sketch of Whitewater, by J.A. Leonard; The upper Wisconsin country, by A.G. Ellis; Sketch of Prescott and Pierce County, by Oliver Gibbs, Jr., and C.E. Young; Hudson and its tributary region, by T. Dwight Hall; New London and surrounding country, by A.J. Lawson; Resources of north-eastern Wisconsin, by E.B. Quiner; Wisconsin and its internal navigation; Lemonwier River, by D. McBride; Baraboo Valley, a dairy region; Lieut. Gov. Cruzat's message to the Sauks and Foxes; Public libraries in Wisconsin. |
| Article Title | Wisconsin Historical Collections, Volume III (1857) |
| Volume | Vol. 03 |
| Series | Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin ; v. 3 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2006 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2006 |
Description
| Language | English |
| Page | 284 |
| Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
| Format-Digital | JP2 |
| Source Creation Date | 1857 |
| Identifier-Digital | whcvIII0298 |
| Author | Grignon, Augustin, b. 1780 |
| Page Type | Article |
| Volume | Vol. 03 |
| Series | Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin ; v. 3 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2006 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2006 |
| Full Text | 284 grignon's recollections i-om-e-tah the only surviving brother of tom ah was bom about 1772 and is now consequently about eighty-five years of age that he was upon the war-path during the war of 18 12 15 has already been shown he has been a very good hunter in his day of three children but one survives he is among a very few menomonees who contract debts and pay them as they promise he is the oldest chief of his na tion being now about eighty-five ; his hunting days are past his sight is growing dim and his manly form and benignant countenance we shall soon see no more kaush-kau-no-naive or the grizzly bear long exerted much influence among the menomonees his father was called by the name of grizzly bear and though not really a chief was yet regarded as such his son kaush-kau-no naive served under the immediate directions of tomah dur ing the war of 1812-'15 and after tomah's death he and josette carron were chosen the orators of the nation he served with the menomonees under col stambaugh against the sauks and foxes in 1832 and died about two years after at the age of about fifty-two years he left several children his son wau-pa-men or the corn succeeded him ; and he dying several years since his brother ok-ke-ne-bo-way or the standing land now thirty-nine years of age became his successor souligny now seventy-two years of age is the head war chief of the menomonees his grandmother was the reputed daughter of sotjligny the son-in-law of the sieur augustin djb langlade and hence the name of this chief his ser will return to rny nation where my countrymen may be of service against our red enemies and their actions renowned in the dance of our nation " again capt pike observes " this thomas is a fine fellow of a very masculine figure noble and animated delivery and appears to be very much attached to the americans this chief is an extraordinary hunter to instance his power he killed forty elk and a bear in one day chasing the former from dawn to eve capt pike also testifies to tomah's great politeness and hospitality and contrasts that of other chiefs as being " very different from the polite re ception given us by thomas these notices of tomah are highly creditable to iris fame and character l 0 d |