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1661-62 the fourth voyage of radisson 83 some 2 moons after there came 8 ambassadors from the nations of isfadoneseronons that we will call now the nation of the beefe.1 those men each had 2 wives loadened of oats borne that grows in that countrey of a small quantity of indian corne wth other grains & it was to pre sent to us wch we received as a great favour & token of friendshippe but it had been more welcome if they had brought it a month or two before they made great cere monys in greasing our feete and leggs and we painted them wth red they strip t us naked and put uppon us cloath of buff e a and of white castors after this they weeped uppon our heads untill we weare wetted by their tears and made us smoake in their pipes after they kindled them it was not in common pipes but in pipes of peace and of the warrs that they pull out but very seldom when there is oc casion for heaven and earth this done they perfumed our cloaths and armour one after an other and to conclude did throw a great quantity of tobacco into the fire we told them that they prevented us for letting us know that all persons of their nation came to visit us that we might dis pose of them the next morning they weare called by our interpreter we understood not a word of their language being quit contrary to those that we weare wth they are arrived they satt downe we made a place for us more elevated to be more att our ease & to appeare in more state we bor rowed their calumet saying that we are in their countrey and that it was not lawfull for us to carry anything out of our countrey that pipe is of a red stone as bigge as a fist and as long as a hand the small reede as long as five foot in breadth and of the thicknesse of a thumb there is tyed to it the tayle of an eagle all painted over wth several coul ours and open like a fan or like that makes a kind of a wheele when he shuts below the toppe of the steeke is covered wth feathers of ducks and other birds that are of a fine col lour we tooke the tayle of the eagle and instead of it we hung 12 iron bows in the same manner as ye feathers weare 1 boeuf sioux — ed 2 buffalo skins . — ed
Object Description
| Language | English |
| Pagination | xii, 548 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Page | Wisconsin Historical Collections, Volume XI (1888) |
| Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
| Format-Digital | XML |
| Source Creation Date | 1888 |
| Identifier-Digital | whcvXI0000 |
| Description | Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, vol. 11, includes the following articles: Jean Nicolet, interpreter and voyageur in Canada, 1618-1642, by Henri Jouan; Bibliography of Jean Nicolet, by Consul Willshire Butterfield; Important western state papers; Radisson and Groseilliers in Wisconsin; Papers from the Canadian Archives, 1778-1783; Thompson Maxwell's narrative, 1760-1763; Narrative of Andrew J. Vieau, Sr.; Antoine le Claire's statement; George P. Delaplaine's statement; Prairie du Chien in 1811, by Nicholas Boilvin; Capture of Fort McKay, Prairie du Chien, in 1814, by Douglas Brymner; Dickson and Grignon papers, 1812-1815; Letter-book of Thomas Forsyth, 1814-1818; Prairie du Chien in 1827, by Joseph M. Street; American Fur Company invoices, 1821-22; Sketch of Morgan L. Martin; Narrative of Morgan L. Martin; Early days in Jefferson County, by Elisha W. Keyes; Alexander Mitchell, the financier, by James D. Butler; The boundaries of Wisconsin; and Local government in Wisconsin, by David E. Spencer. |
| Article Title | Wisconsin Historical Collections, Volume XI (1888) |
| Volume | Vol. 11 |
| Series | Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin ; v. 11 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2006 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2006 |
Description
| Language | English |
| Page | 83 |
| Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
| Format-Digital | JP2 |
| Source Creation Date | 1888 |
| Identifier-Digital | whcvXI0109 |
| Volume | Vol. 11 |
| Series | Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin ; v. 11 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2006 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2006 |
| Full Text | 1661-62 the fourth voyage of radisson 83 some 2 moons after there came 8 ambassadors from the nations of isfadoneseronons that we will call now the nation of the beefe.1 those men each had 2 wives loadened of oats borne that grows in that countrey of a small quantity of indian corne wth other grains & it was to pre sent to us wch we received as a great favour & token of friendshippe but it had been more welcome if they had brought it a month or two before they made great cere monys in greasing our feete and leggs and we painted them wth red they strip t us naked and put uppon us cloath of buff e a and of white castors after this they weeped uppon our heads untill we weare wetted by their tears and made us smoake in their pipes after they kindled them it was not in common pipes but in pipes of peace and of the warrs that they pull out but very seldom when there is oc casion for heaven and earth this done they perfumed our cloaths and armour one after an other and to conclude did throw a great quantity of tobacco into the fire we told them that they prevented us for letting us know that all persons of their nation came to visit us that we might dis pose of them the next morning they weare called by our interpreter we understood not a word of their language being quit contrary to those that we weare wth they are arrived they satt downe we made a place for us more elevated to be more att our ease & to appeare in more state we bor rowed their calumet saying that we are in their countrey and that it was not lawfull for us to carry anything out of our countrey that pipe is of a red stone as bigge as a fist and as long as a hand the small reede as long as five foot in breadth and of the thicknesse of a thumb there is tyed to it the tayle of an eagle all painted over wth several coul ours and open like a fan or like that makes a kind of a wheele when he shuts below the toppe of the steeke is covered wth feathers of ducks and other birds that are of a fine col lour we tooke the tayle of the eagle and instead of it we hung 12 iron bows in the same manner as ye feathers weare 1 boeuf sioux — ed 2 buffalo skins . — ed |