The History of Marshall County, Iowa, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &c., a biographical directory of citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, general and local statistics, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, history of the Northwest, history of Iowa, map of Marshall County, constitution of the United States, miscellaneous matters, etc . of the Northwest. In 1668, Claude Dablon and James Marquettefounded the mission of Sault Ste. Marie at the Falls of St. Mary, and twoyears afterward, Nicholas Perrot, as agent for M. Talon, Governor Gen-e
The History of Marshall County, Iowa, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &c., a biographical directory of citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, general and local statistics, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, history of the Northwest, history of Iowa, map of Marshall County, constitution of the United States, miscellaneous matters, etc . of the Northwest. In 1668, Claude Dablon and James Marquettefounded the mission of Sault Ste. Marie at the Falls of St. Mary, and twoyears afterward, Nicholas Perrot, as agent for M. Talon, Governor Gen-eral of Canada, explored Lake Illinois (Michigan) as far south as thepresent City of Chicago, and invited the Indian nations to meet him at council at Sault Ste. Marie the following Spring, where they weretaken under the protection of the king, and formal possession was takenof the Northwest. This same year Marquette established a mission atPoint St. Ignatius, where was founded the old town of Michillimackinac. During M. Talons explorations and iNIarquettes residence- at , tliey learned of a great river away to the Avest, and fancied—as all others did then—that upon its fertile banks whole tribes of Godschildren resided, to whom the sound of the Gospel had never with a wish to go and preach to them, and in compliance with a THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 21.
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