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34 wisconsin historical collections vol a tifiable from all the attendant circumstances though some have professed to think differently these particulars about the white oow i give on the statements of my son peter parkinson jr who was with the troops at the blue mounds and morrison's at the time from morrison's place col dodge proceeded to gratiot's grove halting a while at fort defiance ' the second day after this which was early in june information was received by col dodge while at gratiot's grove that a man had been killed near the blue mound fort being on his route south col dodge dispatched a messenger with instructions to fort defiance and mineral point to raise what force could be mounted and pro ceed to the scene of the murdered man just at that time a number of french ponies had been brought down from prairie du chien for the use of the inhabitants of the mining district these ponies were immediately mounted by a company formed of about thirty men among whom i was one when we arrived at the mounds we found that the man whose name was william aubrey * was just buried we remained there one day recon noitering the country but could discover no traces of indians ; but we were confident at the time that aubrey was killed by the winnebagoes the company which was commanded by capt john f o''neil of mineral point returned by way of fretwell's diggings to fort defiance about this time the people of fort defiance and mineral point became very much alarmed in consequence of capt james b eistes coming under whip and spur at the best speed of his horse announcing successively at fort defiance and mineral point that he had seen a large body of indians about seven miles below fort defiance making their way towards that fort ; adding at mineral point that he had no doubt but that fort defiance was then in possession of the indians in reading over capt estes narrative in gen smith's history i was not a little surprised that he had * aubrey was killed on the 6th of june
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| Language | English |
| Pagination | vi, 520 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Page | Wisconsin Historical Collections, Volume II (1856) |
| Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
| Format-Digital | XML |
| Source Creation Date | 1856 |
| Identifier-Digital | whcvII0000 |
| Description | This 1903 reprint of the Second annual report and collections of the State Historical Society, of Wisconsin, for the year 1855, volume 2, includes the following articles: Eulogies of Hiram A. Wright, George R. McLane, and Robert M. Sully; Early history and condition of Wisconsin, by Henry S. Baird; Early times and events, in Wisconsin, by James H. Lockwood; Shaw's narrative, by John Shaw; Memoir of Thomas Pendleton Burnett, by Alfred Brunson; Pioneer life in Wisconsin, by Daniel M. Parkinson; Pekatonica battle controversy, by Charles Bracken and Peter Parkinson, Jr.; Strictures upon Ford's Black Hawk War, by Peter Parkinson, Jr.; Further strictures on Ford's Black Hawk War, by Charles Bracken; Advent of the New York Indians into Wisconsin, by Albert G. Ellis; Historical sketch of Kenosha County, Wisconsin, by Jason Lothrop; Wisconsin, its rise and progress, by Stephen Taylor; Legend of the Red Bank, by Charles D. Robinson; and Progress, conditions and prospects of Wisconsin, by Tom O. Edwards. The original 1856 edition was edited by Lyman Copeland Draper. The 1903 reprint was issued under the editorial direction of Reuben Gold Thwaites. |
| Article Title | Wisconsin Historical Collections, Volume II (1856) |
| Volume | Vol. 02 |
| Series | Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin ; v. 2 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2006 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2006 |
Description
| Language | English |
| Page | 340 |
| Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
| Format-Digital | JP2 |
| Source Creation Date | 1856 |
| Identifier-Digital | whcvII0352 |
| Author | Parkinson, Daniel M., 1790-1868 |
| Page Type | Article |
| Volume | Vol. 02 |
| Series | Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin ; v. 2 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2006 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2006 |
| Full Text | 34 wisconsin historical collections vol a tifiable from all the attendant circumstances though some have professed to think differently these particulars about the white oow i give on the statements of my son peter parkinson jr who was with the troops at the blue mounds and morrison's at the time from morrison's place col dodge proceeded to gratiot's grove halting a while at fort defiance ' the second day after this which was early in june information was received by col dodge while at gratiot's grove that a man had been killed near the blue mound fort being on his route south col dodge dispatched a messenger with instructions to fort defiance and mineral point to raise what force could be mounted and pro ceed to the scene of the murdered man just at that time a number of french ponies had been brought down from prairie du chien for the use of the inhabitants of the mining district these ponies were immediately mounted by a company formed of about thirty men among whom i was one when we arrived at the mounds we found that the man whose name was william aubrey * was just buried we remained there one day recon noitering the country but could discover no traces of indians ; but we were confident at the time that aubrey was killed by the winnebagoes the company which was commanded by capt john f o''neil of mineral point returned by way of fretwell's diggings to fort defiance about this time the people of fort defiance and mineral point became very much alarmed in consequence of capt james b eistes coming under whip and spur at the best speed of his horse announcing successively at fort defiance and mineral point that he had seen a large body of indians about seven miles below fort defiance making their way towards that fort ; adding at mineral point that he had no doubt but that fort defiance was then in possession of the indians in reading over capt estes narrative in gen smith's history i was not a little surprised that he had * aubrey was killed on the 6th of june |