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This listing is for the original hardcover, cloth over board book shown. History of the territory of Wisconsin, from 1836 to 1848. Preceded by an account of some events during the period in which it was under the dominion of kings, states or other territories, previous to the year 1836 by Moses Strong. It was published in Madison, Wisconsin in 1885 by the Democrat Printing Co.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.
EARLY EXPLORATIONS  OF " FLORIDA AND " LOUISIANA " — 1512 TO 1719.
Gen. W. R. Smith's histoiy — Juan Ponce de ]jeou — Diego Miruelo — Narvaez — De Soto — Champlain — Le Caron — Cliarter of New France — First Jesuit missions — Brebeuf, Daniel & Zallemand — Nicollet, tie first to visit Wisconsin — Raymbault and Jogues — Dejuerre — Fur- traders in 1634 — Drocoux — MSsnard — Allouez and his grand inter-tribal Council at Chegoiemegon — Dablon and Marquette — Perot, his visit to Green Bay and Chicago — Mission of St. Francis Xavier established at Green Bay — French talte formal possession at St. Mary's — The cross borne by Allouez and Dablon to the Milwaukee and Waukesha rivers — Marquette and Joliet explore the Fox, Wisconsin and Mississippi rivers and return to Green Bay via Chicago — Marquette, his sickness and death — L& Salle erects fort at Frontenac, builds the GrifSn, anchors at Green Bay, goes to the Ilhnois, begins to build Fort Crevecceur, returns to Frontenac, and back to the Illinois — Hennepin, with Accau and Du Gay explores the Upper Mississippi, made prisoners, liberated, visited St. Anthony, meet Du Lhut and his party, all reach Green Bay, Hennepin returns to Europe and dies — La Salle goes to Mackinaw and returns to Crfivecoeur, descends the Mississippi to its mouth, and takes possession of all the country for France, returns to France, attempts to colonize Louisiana — War between England and France — Peace of Ryswick — Iberville and Chateaumorand — Iberville ascends the Mississippi — Le Sueur — he explores the St. Peter's river for minerals and winters there — Cadillac takes possession of Detroit — Kaskaskia — Peace of Utrecht — Boisbraint — Fort Chartras, Cahokiaand Prairie de Rocher — Artaguette — New Orleans — Renault.

CHAPTER II.
WAES WITH FOX INDIANS — 1713 TO 1746.
The Foxes concentrate their bands on Fox River — De Louvigny's expedition against the
Foxes — His report to the council — Little Butte des Mortes — De Louvigny's death by
shipwreck — Gov. Vaudreuil's letter of approbation — Bad faith of the Foxes — Peaceable efforts of the French — Indian council — De Lignery sent to destroy the Foxes — Troops commence march — Foxes escape — Expedition continues up Fox Elver — Burn villages and return — Lignery criticised — Taken prisoner — Friendly Indians attack the Foxes — Marin — His traffic on Fox and Wisconsin Rivers — Piratical exactions of the Fo.xes — Marin determines to drive them out — His stratagem — Foxes awaiting the boats — The attack — Village burned — The battle — Result — Letter of De Beauharnois — Du Buisson attacks the Foxes— De Villers defeats and routes the Foxes — Surviving Foxes retu'e to the Wisconsin River — Marin again attacks them — They are driven across the Mississippi — Marin commands at Green Bay — Taken prisoner — Final expulsion of Foxes — Sacs and Foxes confederated — Sacs at Green Bay — Expulsion of the Sacs — Sacs at Sauk Prairie— Sacs remove to the Mississippi River — Sacs and Foxes at Mouth of Rock River.

CHAPTER III.
THE LANGLADE FAMILY — 1745 TO 1800.
Biography no part of history — De Langlade's family — birth of Augustin — and Indian trader — married — children — Charles has a son — Augustin and family remove to Green Bay — his death — marriage of Charles — French War — Vaudreuil selects him to raise the Indian tribes, and lead them in the war — He raises 1500 — they march to Fort Du Quesne — Braddook's defeat — The fight owing to the importunities of Charles De Langlade — De Beaujeu consents to order an attack — Casualties — De Langlade ordered to strike Fort Cumberland — At captm-eof Fort 'William Henry- Second in command at Mackinaw — At Ticonderoga — Again at Fort Du Quesne — French burn the fort and retire before Washington— At Fort Niagara — Battle of Quebec — Surrender of Canada and discharge of De Langlade's troops and Indians — His hardships — His children — Takes active part for the British in the Revolutionary War- Attends Indian Council — Goes to St. Josephs — Superintendent of Indian affairs at Green Bay — His death — Pierre Grignon, Sen. — Augustin Grignon's Kecollections.

CHAPTER IV,
JONATHAN CAEVEE'S EXPLOEATIONS — 1766 AND 1767.
Treaty of Paris; cession of Louisiana — Captain Jonathan Carver — His birth — His military record — Sets out from Boston — At Mackinaw — Leaves Green Bay — Leaves Doty 's island — At Portage — At Prairie du Sac — The deserted Fox village — La Prairie desChiens — Traders stop at Yellow river — At Lake Pepin — Nicholas Perrot — Prehistoric tumuli — Makes a treaty between Dakotas and Chlppewas — " Carver's Cave " — Leaves canoe and walks to FaUs of St. Anthony — St. Francis Eiver — Ascends the Minnesota Eiver — Eeturns to the Mississippi — Grand Council — " Carver's Grant" — Doubts as to the validity of the deed — In violation of the King's proclamation — Petition presented to Congress — Adverse report — Another adverse report — "Murray Claim" — Private Land claims — Eetums to Prairie du Chien — Leaves Prairie du Chien and ascends the Chippewa Eiver — On the St. Croix — Copper — Descends to Lake Superior — Eeaches Grand Portage — Eeturns to Mackinaw and Boston.

CHAPTER V.
PROGEESS OF SETTLEMENTS IN THE NOETHWEST, AND TEANSFER TO BRITISH JURISDICTION — 1705 TO 1775.
Digression — Progress of settlement in the "Wabash country — Population of Illinois county — Gist's settlement in the Youghiogeny — Washington sent to the Ohio Eiver — Beginning of the French war -~ English forces withdrawn from the valley of the Ohio Braddock's defeat — French power overthrown — Indian affection for the French — First settlements of French east of the Mississippi — Settlement of Upper Louisiana 1721 Jesuit college — "American Bottom " — French Forts — Fort Massac — Fort Charters 1765 Great Britain succeeds to France — De Villiers — St. Auge de Bellerive retires to St. Louis — E-todus of the French — Population of Illinois settlements — Capt. Sterling — British proclamation — Eight of emigration — Equal rights guaranteed — M. St. Ange returns — Maj. Frazer — Col. Reid — Col. "Wilkius — First Common Law Court 1774 Civil Law restored — " Quebec Bill " — Grants of land by Col. Wilkins — Settlements on the Monongahela — Pittsburgh — Gov. Dunmore encourages emigration — French settlers support the American cause — Detroit in 1763 — The Pontiac war — Grand council of Indian tribes — Capture and slaughter of English garrisons — Mackinaw surprised and captured by a game of ball — Green Bay abandoned — Detroit alone remains Pontiao invests Detroit — Siege — Great distress of the English — Peace concluded with the Indian tribes — Pontiao killed — Peace did not bring settlements — Green Bay Capt. Stirling takes command of the " Illinois Country " —Indian tribes of the Northwest unfriendly to the Americans and allied to the British — Col. Geo. Rogers Clark sent from "Virginia by Gov. Patrick Henry to reduce the British posts in the Northwest — Col. Clark takes Kaskaskia and captures the fort — French inhabitants declare for America, and secure submission at Cahokia — "Vincennes declares allegiance to Virginia—Jurisdiction of Virginia established in the Northwest — British capture Post Vincennes — Col. Clark recaptures it and sends the British to Virginia as prisoners — Capt. Helm captures a convoy of supplies — Virginia in the possession of the entire Northwest — Slow progress of settlement

CHAPTER VI.
UNDER AMERICAN JUEISDICTION — 1787 TO 1820.
Ordinance of 1787 — Slavery at Green Bay — British posts in Northwest not immediately surrendered— Indian wars — Harmar's defeat on the Maumee — Successful and decisive campaign of Glen. Anthony Wayne — Preliminary articles of peace — Treaty of Greenville, "great and abiding peace document." — Disputes about the right to the free navigation of the Lower Mississippi — Free navigation secured by the treaty of Madrid — Spain cedes Louisiana to France — France cedes Louisiana to the United States — Indian Territory established — Genl. W. H. Harrison appointed Governor — Treaty with the Sacs and Foxes — Boundaries of the ceded land — Two treaties with Sacs and Foxes — Treaty with Sacs of Rock River — Black Hawk signs treaty — Fort Madison — Pike's expedition — Cession of site of Fort Snelling — Battle of Tippecanoe — Indians seek the aid of British allies — British incite Indian traders — Robert Dickson and his Indian forces — Capture of Mackinaw — Fort Meigs — Col, Diclcson and his Indians ioin the British at Detroit — Hull's surrender of Detroit — Evacuation of Fort Dearborn and massacre of Capt. Heald and party — Fort at Prairie du Chien -^ Unsuccessful expedition of Maj . Campbell — Col. McTCay places guns at Rock Island — Fort Armstrong commenced at Rock Island — John Shaw, trades between St. Louis and Prairie du Chien — Lead smelting at Galena by Indians — Steam Boat Navigation on the Mississippi — The first saw-mills in Wisconsin.

CHAPTER VII.
GREEN BAY — 1634 TO 1836.
Earliest abodes of civilization — Nicollet — Fur traders — Mesnard — Allouez — Mission of St. Francis Xavier — Fort — Tonti in command- Du Luth — Marquette and Joliet — Hennepin and Du Luth — Thirty barren years — De Louvigney — De Lignery — Capt. De Velie — GaiTison withdrawn — Settlement of Augustin De Langlade — Arrival of Capt. Belfour and twenty men- Fort called " Edward Augustus " in charge of Lieut. Gorrell — Lieut. Gorrell abandons the post — Slow progress of the settlement — Jaques Porlier — Charles Beaume — John Lawe — Population 350 in 1812 — Ogilvie, Gillaspie & Co.— Honesty of the Indian trade — Jacob Franks builds a mill — Indian agent and factor -Government saw-mill — Fort Howard located by Gen. Chas. Gratiot — In command of Col. Chambers — Col. Smith removes troops to Camp Smith - Col. Pinkney moves back to Fort Howard — Col. McNeill — Gen. Brady — Shantytown — Robert Irwin, Jr. — Daniel Whitney — Wm. Dickinson — H. S. Baird — J. D. Doty — Court House and Jail — Mission School and Rev. R. F. Cadel — Episcopal Church incorporated — First Newspaper—Indian agency under Maj. Brevort — Catholic Church and school — Father Richard — Shantytown absorbed by Navarino, Astor and Depere — Only eight American familes — Character of population — Ebenezer Childs — John P. Arndt — Albert G. Ellis — J. D . Doty — Removes to Green Bay — Madison and Doty's island — His official positions —Is appointed Governor of Utah, where he dies — Morgan L. Martin.

CHAPTER VIII.
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN — 1630 TO 1833.
Uncertanty of time of first settlement -Hemiepin — Marquet and Joliet — First military post — Cardinelle — Ganier — French trading post — French military post — Carver — Gov. Sinclair's purchase — Michael Brisbois — His statement of the settlement — His bakery — He issued currency — Campbell appointed Indian agent — Marriage customs — Joseph Rolette — Settlement before the war of 1812 — British meditate building a fort — U. S. Government build Fort Shelby — McKay's expedition for recapture of the fort — Force consisted of 150 whites and 430 Indians — Col . McKay reaches the town — Attack upon the boats — Investment of the garrison — Surrender demanded and refused—Hot shot — Capitulation- American troops retire down the river — Fruitless Indian pursuit — Capt. Pohlman in command — British evacuation — Fort Crawford erected — Col. Chambers in command — Tyranny of   the officers — Charles Menard court-martialled — Joseph Rolette banished — New fort erected — John Shaw trades and builds a grist mill — James H. tookwood — Officers and traders — Origin of name of town — Farming — Habits of settlers — It was neutral ground — Indian trade — Catholic priest — Maj. Forsyth's visit — Col. Leavenworth and troops leave for St. Peters — Fort Snelling located — Troops occupy Fort Crawford — Private land claims — H. L. Dousman — Joseph M. Street — Thomas P. Burnett — Macldnaw county laid out — Brown and Crawford counties laid out — First officers of Brown county — First officers of Crawford county — First court in Brown county — Changes in office in Crawford county — 18S!S, first court — 1834 — 1826 and 1830 — 1831.

CHAPTER IX.
CHEQUAMEGON — PORTAGE — MILWAUKEE.
Chequamegon, the field of first missionary work — Portage — Its early settlement — Laurent Barth, first settler — Jean L'Eouyer — Earth sells to Ca.mpbell — Laurent Fily — Francis Eoy — Pierre Pauquette employed by Joseph Rolette — Indian trade — Settlement did not increase — Erection of Fort Winnebago — Major Twig.gs and his officers — Site of fort — Port completed — Houses at Portage — Change of troops — Military road from Fort Howard to Fort Crawford — Manner of transporting goods up Fox River — Henry Merrill— Milwaukee — First mention in Gorrell's journal — English trader probably Goddard — Li Frambois — Stanislaus Chappue-John B. Beaubien — Laurent Fily — Jaques Vieau — Solomon Juneau — James Kinzie — HypoUte Grignon — Newspaper notices — Juneau purchases land — Byron Kilbourn purchases west side of river — George H. Walker makes claim on south side of river and finally gets patent — Names of some early settlers — First pubUc meeting — Digression — Copper Mines of Lake Superior — Pre-historic implements.

CHAPTER X.
NEW YORK INDIANS — 1820 TO 1839.
N. Y. Indians — Ogden Land Co. — Stockbridge and Bi'Othertown Indians — Jedediah Morse — Eleazer Williams — He proposes emigration scheme — "South" jealous of free States — Calhoun sanctions a plan to set apart Wisconsin for Indians — War Department favors the emigration scheme — Dr. Morse at Green Bay — N. Y. Indians aided by Government in going to Green Bay — Williams arrives at Detroit — He learns the Menomonees had sold their land to U. S . — He returns to New York — Treaty rejected — Renewed aid from War Department — Arrival at Green Bay — Treaty made — validity of treaty denied — N. Y. Indians opposed to the treaty — War Department favors another visit to Green Bay — Reach Green Bay — New treaty made — Treaty approved — N. Y. Indian5 emigrate — Opposition to treaty — Cass and McKinney treaty Senate amendment — Abortive attempt at reconciliation — Samuel C. Stambaugh He visits Washington with Menomonees — Trea;ty made — Supplementary article Continued till next session — Treaty ratified with amendment — Two townships to Stock- bridges — One township to Brothertowns — Alteration of boundary — Senate amendment agreed to   with   modification — Conflict terminated — Williams    abandons his schemes — Scheme of Ogden Land Co. abandoned — Area of freedom unabridged N. Y. Indians emigrate to Wisconsin — Condition of six nations in Wisconsin Brother- towns become citizens.

CHAPTER XI.
THE LEAD MINES AND WINNEBAGO WAR- 1822 TO 1838.
Gen. Smith's history of Indian disturbances — Indian wars concomitants of settlements Indians friendly to French settlers — Hostility to agricultural settlements — Winnebagos opposed to the occupancy of the Lead Mines— Mr. Shaw's visit to Fever river- Description of Indian smelting furnaces — First occupation of the Lead Mines — Increase of population — Hazel Green and New Diggings — Government agents — Early settlement of the Lead Mines — " Suckers " and " sucker-holes " — Galena was the objective point — Other points — Product of first three years — Apprehensions of danger from Winnebagos — Treaty at Prairie du Chien — Troops removed from Fort Crawford to Fort Snelling — Fears at Prairie du CMen of Indian outrages — Murder of Methode — Wa-man-doos-ga-ra-lia confesses the murder — Falde rumors — Red Bird — Winnebagos resolved on retaliation — Attempt to kill Mrs. J. H. Loekwood — Murder of Gaguier and Lightcap — Capt. Lindsay and his two keel-boats — The two boats part company — Winnebagos concealed on an island — Description of the boats — Attack upon the boat— " O. H. Perry " — The second attack — The boat is grounded, hand-to-hand conflict — The boat afloat, and survivors escape — Casualties — Harmless attack upon the other boat — Slander contradicted — Alarm at Prairie du Chien — Military company organized — - Preparations for defence — Col. Snelling notified, and comes down the river — Consternation at Galena and vicinity — Gov. Cass arrives at Prairie du Chien — He proceeds to Galena — Lieut. Martin Thomas — Col. Snelling assumes command — Gov. Cass proceeds to St. Louis — Col. Henry Dodge chosen Commander of Volunteers — Col. Dodge scours both sides of the Wisconsin river — Maj. Whistler arrives at the Portage — Winnebagos in a desperate plight — Red Bird surrendered by the Winnebagos — Red Bird^s appearance — His dress — His calmness — Talk between the Winnebagos and Maj. Whistler — Red Bird ready to die — Prisoners sent to Fort Crawford — Volunteers discharged — Results — Winnebagos contemplated a general rising — Death of Tied Bird — Other prisoners convicted and pardoned.

CHAPTER Xu.
THE BLACK HAWK WAR — 1831 AND 1833.
Progress in the "Lead Mines" — Black Hawk's village — He crosses the Mississippi — Threatened disturbances in 1831 — Indians agree to remain west of the Mississippi — Black Hawk war ensued a year later — Alarm in the Lead mine Region — Col. Dodge meets the Winnebagos in council — His " talk " — Treacherous promises of the Winnebagos— Beginning of the war in 1832 — Gen. Whiteside's command — Gen. Atkinson and the regulars — Black Hawk moves up Rock river — Troops at Dixon — Stillman's defeat — First blood shed in the war — Col. Dodge writes to Gen. Reynolds — Col. Dodge and his neighbors go on an expedition after the Indians — Inhabitants of the Lead Mines thoroughly alarmed — Forts erected — Indian mode of warfare — -Indian Creek massacre— Surrender of female caprives — Suspicious conduct of the Winnebagos — Brave and decisive conduct of Col. Dodge — Captive Winnebago chiefs sent to Gratiot's Grove and held as hostages — Dodge's volunteers meet Galena volunteers at Gratiot's Grove — Five murders near Buffalo Grove — Henry Dodge; brief sketch of — March to Kirker's farm — Col .Dodge's address to the volunteers — He, with his forces, joins the regulars at Dixon — He escorts Gen. Brady to Ottawa — He returns to his headquarters — Gen. Atkinson engages the Sioux and Menomonees as allies — Col. W. S. Hamilton commands the Sioux — Col. Stambaugh commands the Menomonees— Menomonees kill two fugitive Sacs — James Aubrey killed — Murders near Spafford's ford — "Apple" killed in his saddle — Col. Dodge pursues the savages and overtakes them at the Peckatonica — Battle of the Peckatonioa — Offlcial account — Names oE those engaged — Arrival of Sioux — Three of Capt. Stephenson's men killed— Attack on Apple river fort — Black Hawk's account of it — Contest with Maj. Dement's Spy battalion — Black Hawk's account of the engagement — Murder at Sinsinawa mound — Number of settlers killed — Indians concentrated near Lake Koshkonong — Gen. Posey and Col. Dodge meet at Fort Hamilton and form left wing — Division of the army — The left wing marches to the First lake — Change of position — March to Fort Atkinson — Judge Charles Dunn shot by a sentinel — Ambush — Indians anxious to escape — Troops sent to Fort Winnebago for provisions, the return route via rapids of Rock River — Effective force — Fresh trail of Indians found — Hot pursuit to the Four Lakes — Pursuit continued to the Wisconsin River — Battle of Wisconsin Heights — Casualties — Indians disappear - Army re-united at Helena — Pursuit — Battle of the Bad Axe — Casualties — Flight of Black Hawk and Prophet to the Lemonweir — Capture and surrender of the fugitives — Gen. Scott and his forces — Victims of the, cholera — Losses by the war — Roster of Col. Dodge's command — Biack Hawk a prisoner — At Washington — At Fortress Monroe — Sent home — His death.

CHAPTER XII.
CIVIL GOVERNMENT— 1612 TO 1834.
-Claims of Dominion — Military authority — Ponce de Leon first Governor — 1537, De Soto Governor — 1565, Melendez de Aviles, hereditary Governor — French claims of dominion — 1627, Charter of 100 associates — 1663, company of the West Indies— 1671, French claims of Sault St. Mary— 1683, L4 Salle claimed Louisiana for France — 1689 to 1697, Frontenao Governor — 1700, De Calliers Governor-General — 1711, Louisiana an independent government — DeMurs — Artaquette — 1712, Cadillac — 1714, Vaudreuil — 1728, Beauharnois — 176-3, Gov. Dinwiddie claims dominion in the valley of the Mississippi — War between France and England — 1763-3, treaty of peace — Division of territory — Inhabitants of " lilinois county " acknowledge jurisdiction of U. S. and Virginia — County of Illinois established — The Revolution a barren period — Ordinance of 1787 — Boundaries — Population — Characteristics of ordinance — Artiples of compact — First officers — Creation of legislature — W. H, Harrison, delegate — His successors — 1789, Powers of Congress transferred to President — 1792, Amendment of ordinance — 18 '0, Franldng Privilege extended to delegates — Indiana Territory — Boundaries — Territorial government established — Vincennes the seat of government — 1802, act enabling Ohio to form state government — 1803, admitted into the Union — — Population — 1805, Michigan Territory established — Ordinance of 1787 extended over it — Detroit the seat of government — 1809, Illinois Territory established — Boundaries — Powers — Kaslcaskia the seat of government — Judicial circuits established — Act enabling Illinois to form state government — North boundary — 5th article of compact disregarded — Proviso requiring ratification of boundaries — People of Wisconsin not consulted — Convention to form constitution provided for — 1818, Illinois admitted into the Union — Wisconsn attached to Michigan Territory — Michigan Territory authorized to elect delegate to Congress — Elective franchise — 1823, additional judge appointed west of La&e Michigan — Appeals and writs of error — Terms of court — Clerks — Residence and salary of judge — James D. Doty, first judge — David Irvin,  second judge — Legislative council in Michigan — Territory established — Legislative assembly pro- vided for — Tenure of office for judges — Legislative council increased from 9 to 13 — 'Township and county officers — Council to be elective — Congress reserves right of repeal — 1830, term of court changed from Prarie du Chien to Mineral Point — Michigan territory extended to Missouri River.

CHAPTER XIV.
LEGISLATION PREVIOUS TO 1835.
-Coutume de Paris — Notary Public— Commander of Post administered justice — Limited administration of law in Wisconsin — 1768, British king establishes government of Quebec — 1774, Northwestern territory annexed to Quebec — Eights of Canadian subjects defined — Act denounced by Congress in 1774 — One of the grievances in Declaration of Independence — Court of Trustees — Hesse — Quebec divided into Upper and Lower Canada — 1792, Law of Canada repealed — Places of holding courts established — Slavery limited — 1794, Practice of courts— Inferior courts— Licensing attorneys — 1795, recording conveyances — 1796, British jurisdiction surrendered to United States — Wayne county organized — Common law of England adopted — Woodward code 1816, " Cass"' code — 1818, Illinois admitted, and Wisconsin remanded to jurisdiction of "Michigan — 1810, laws of England repealed — Coutmne de Paris and laws of Louisiana and Canada annulled — Laws of Northwest ten-itory and Indiana territory annulled — Laws passed between 1807 and 1810 repealed — Code of 1820 — 1818, new counties established — Mackinaw, Brown and Crawford — Courts in these counties — 1824, County seats of Brown and Crawford counties — Style of acts changed — 1826, Chippewa county — Sault de St. Mary — 1827, townships of St. Anthony and Green Bay — Census — Apportionment — Counties west of Lake Michigan represented — 1828, special term in Crawford county to try Red Bird — Jurisdiction of county courts transferred to circuit courts — New apportionment — Iowa county organized — Boundaries — County seat— County courts — P. E. Church incorporated at Green Bay — 1830, act in relation   to   Iowa county — 1831, another apportionment — 1833, first vote on state Goverment — Special sessions of circuit court in Brown and Iowa counties — Places of election in Iowa county — County seat of Iowa county — 1834, Milwaukee county established and attached to Brown — 1835, fully organized — Dubuque and Des Moines counties established — Census in 1834 — Bank of Wisconsin — Des Peres — Act to provide for state government — Aug., 1E35, special session on account of boundary trouble with Ohio — Laws of Michigan in force in Wisconsin — Judicial system — Supreme court — Circuit courts — County coiu-ts — Probate court — Justices of the peace — Poor-debtors — Proscription of negroes — Sabbath — Interest — Militia — Paupers — Autioneers — Highways.

CHAPTER XV.
WISCONSIN  IN A TRANSITION STATE — 1835-6.
1825-1832, early settlements of the lead mines — 1825, Col. Wm. S. Hamilton drives 700 head of cattle from Elinois to Green Bay — Efforts to divide Michigan and organize Wisconsin territory — 1832, inhabitants of Michigan vote in favor of state government — Territoiy west of the Mississippi attacned to Michigan territory — 1836, June 16, provisional act for the admission of Michigan — 18.37,' Jan. 26, admission consumated — 1834, June 28, "Wisconsin" and ''Green Bay" land districts established — 1835, 3636, June 15, " Slilwaukee " land district established — Provision for election of delegate and legislature — Governor to make apportionment west of Lake Michigan — Mode of canvassing votes changed — Members of legislature apportioned to counties west of Lake Michigan — Proclamation for session of Legislature at Green Bay, Jan. 1, 1836 — Michigan a State out of the Union — S. T. Mason, Governor of State of Michigan — John S. Horner, Secretary ot Territory of Michigan — Election of delegate in 18.36 — Candidates, Doty, Martin, Jones, Woodbridge — Jones elected — Members elect of Council -^ Proclamation of Horner creates confusion — Disregarded — Council meets at Green Bay, Jan. 1 — 9 present, 4 absent — Organization — Committee to wait on Governor — Could not find him — His reason for not attending — Committee appointed to inquire into obstructions to legislation — Report — Council can do nothing but pass resolutions and memorials — Resolutions — President requested to remove Secretary — Not removed — Geo. H. Walker^s letter explaining Horner's absence — Memorial to Congress for Territorial government — Cassville proposed for capital — Debate— Col. Hamilton — Col. Slaughter — Burnett — Eastern and western portions of territory — Comparative population — Cassville successful — Mr. Knapp — Report of committee on new territory — Amendments — Proposition that Governor be elected — Opposed by Hamilton — Supported by Burnett — Adoption of memorial — Report on internal improvements — Doty as fiscal agent — Propositions to adjourn laid on table — Final adjournment.

CHAPTER XVI.
ORGANIZATION OF WISCONSIN TERRITORY.
Earliest land sales — Floats — Protection of settlers' rights — Territory of Wisconsin organized — Took effect July 4, 1836 — Boundaries — Executive power; Governor; Secretary — Legislative power; Council and House of Representatives — Census — Apportionment — Right of suffrage — Extent of Legislative power — Appointment of county and town ofScers — Judicial power; Supreme Court; District Courts; Jurisdiction; Writs of Error and Appeals — Attorney and Marshal — Territorial officers appointed by the President — Territorial expenses — Laws of Michigan in force — First session of Legislative Assembly — Public Buildings — Delegate to House of Representatives — Transfer ot Judicial proceedings — Library — Summary — Spain, France, Great Britain — Virginia — Northwestern Territory— Indiana Territory- Michigan Territory— Illinois Territory — Michigan Territory.

CHAPTER XVII.
TERRITORY OF WISCCNSIN — 1836.
Land speculation in 1836, and its effects — Specie circular — Eastern counties settled most rapidly — Territorial officers took oath of office at Mineral Point, July 4, 1836 — Census apportionment — Election of delegate and members ot Legislature on second Monday of October — Candidates in each county — Legislature met October 35th— Governor's Message — Statement of the various acts — Judicial districts — Creation of counties — Three banks incorporated — Seat of government established' at Madison — Great, Seal adopted — Memorials for improvements— Laws were passed in relation to sheriffs bonds; duties of coroner; incorporation of towns and villages; Ucensiug sale of liquors; bridge aci-oss Milwaukee river; Territorial road; railroads; joint resolution to purchase State library — An effort to codify the laws failed and Legislature adjourned Dec. 9, after a session of 46 days — Numerous appointments to office were made by Governor and council — Supreme court held its first session Deo. 8 — All the judges present — Clerk and Reporter appointed — First newspaper in Milwaukee — First in Belmont

CHAPTER XVII.
TERRITORY OF WISCONSIN — 1837.
"interest of people in proceedings of Congress — Sketch of George W. Jones, delegate — Measures proposed for Wisconsin — Ratification of treaty with Menomonees — Appropriations for arrearages of Legislative expenses and fcr ordinary expenses — One section of land granted to Mineral Point and to other towns — The acts incorporating banks were approved — Appropriations for light houses at Milwaukee, Manitowoc, Sheboygan, Green Bay and Racine were made — Proceedings to protect " claims " — Newspapers — Local jealousies in Milwaukee — Copper ore developments — County seats in Brown, Grant and Green counties — Mail routes and post offices — Judge Frazer's 'first court at Milwaukee — Commencement of the capitol at Madison — Purchase of library — Suspension of specie payments and its effects — Legislative session at Burlington Nov. 6 — 1837, changes of membership — Governor's message — Legislature adjourned on the 30th January, 18.38, having been in session 75 days, having resolved to meet again at same place on second Monday of June.

CHAPTER XIX
TERRITORY OF WISCONSIN — 183S.
George W. Jones — Delegate in Congress and his connection as second of Mr. Cilley in a duel between him and Wm. J. Graves — Progress of work on the capitol at Madison — Appropriation by Congress — Indian treaties — Surveyor General's office established for Wisconsin and Iowa — University of Wisconsin — Post oifices and post routes — Appropriations by Congress for internal improvements — A preemption law which furnished partial relief was passed — Wisconsin Territory divided and Iowa Territory organized June 12, 1838- Land sale at Green Bay, Oct. 22 — Sale at Milwaukee for Nov. 19 postponed until next year — In June a short session of Legislature was held, a census of the population in May, 1^8, showed 18,149 — Anew apportionment was made — An election held. The candidates for delegate were Jones, Doty and Burnett; Doty was elected — Distribution of money among traders and half-breeds of Winnebago Indians — First session of new Legislature met 26th Nov., and on the 22d Dec. adjourned to 21st of Jan. — County of Walworth was organized and county seat fixed at Elk Horn — Most of the acts related to roads, bridges and ferries and other private and local objects.

CHAPTER XX.
TERRITORY OF WISCONSIN — 1839.
Contest for seat in Congress between Jones and Doty — Doty got the seat and Jones per diem and mileage — Appropriations — Veto power modified — Brothertowu Indians Defining boundary line between Wisconsin and Iowa — BiUs which failed — Legislature met Jan. 21 — Governor's message —Winnebago Indians — Acts of fiscal agent ratified — Report of United States attorney as to title to the public park at Madison — Commissioners of pubUc buildings investigated — Old law repealed and new commissioners appointed — New commissioners could make no settlement with the old — Bank investigations—Attorney General ordered to wind up Bank of Wisconsin — State Bank incorporated — Several acts creating corporations were passed — Territorial roads were provided for — Building two dams across Rock River authorized — Bock, Dane, Jefferson and Fond du Lac counties were organized — Many towns established — University land located — Judicial districts established and judges assigned — Time of annual session changed to fu-st Monday of December— Revision of laws — Time of service of delegate fixed and an election provided for first Monday in August — Futile attempts to draw party lines — Doty, Kilboum and Burnett were candidates — Doty was elected — Gov. Dodge's term expired 4th of July — He was reappointed for three years — The land sales at Milwaukee, which had been postponed, took place on 18th of February and 4th of March — The action of commissioners to distribute money under Winnebago treaty was annulled and a new commission appointed.

CHAPTER XXI
TERRITORY OF WISCONSIN — 1840.
Seven important measures introduced by the delegate, none of which were adopted — No appropriations were made, except for ordinary territorial expenses — The presumption act extended for two years — In the Legislature of 1839-40, which met December 2, there were seven changes of membership — Names of members, nativity and occupation are given — Governor's message and its recommendations — Moi'e about Madison titles — The public buildings unfinished — Suits commenced — Report of committee on the subject — Doty's position that acts of Legislative Assembly did not take effect until submitted to Congress, and letters on that subject from H. N. Wells, E. V. Whiton, Hans Crocker, Morgan L. Martin, and others — Southern boundary and State government— Banks — Capt. Cram's, estimates of appropriations for roads' $130,000 — Land sale at Green Bay and at Milwaukee in April — Legislature adjourned on 13th January to 8d of August — Census, 30,747 — New apportionment of House of Representatives — Several new towns were created — Winnebago county was laid off in January, 1840, as also St. Croix and Sauk — Dodge and Washington coxmties organized — Milwaukee "Bridge War" — Several acts of incorporation passed — Time of general election changed from first Monday of August to f otui;h Monday of September — Election of President in 1840 — Doty's address, entitled, "Voice of an Injured Territory" — its effect.

CHAPTER XXII.
TERRITORY OF WISCONSIN — 1841.
Appropriation for Legislative expenses reduced from $34,000 to $20,000 — No appropriation for harbors or internal improvements — Legislature of 1840-1 met Dec. 7 — House of Representatives under new apportionment was almost entirely changed — Message and its recommendation — Contested election case of Bruce and Ellis — Brothertown Indians — Also La'Chappelle against Branson — Condition of the capitol — Territorial suits Reports of committees on subject — Territorial bonds for $7,000 authorized to be issued for completing capitol and contract let to Daniel Baxter — State government and southern boundary — Nothing done — Banks and safety fund — Examination of bank of Mineral Point — Favorable report — The bank failed in about four months — Memorials were passed asking Congress for appropriations for harbors and other improvements — Territorial Geologist — Schools —Act for township government, optional with counties — Numerous towns established and territorial roads provided for — Portage county extended to north line of the Territory, and organized tor county purposes — University lands — Certificates bearing 10 per cent, interest were issued for Territorial indebtedness — President Harrison died April 4, 1841, and Tyler became President — He removed Dodge and appointed Doty, also removed the Secretary, Attorney, Marshal, Surveyor General and most of the Land officers, and many other U. S. ofacers — Gov. Doty also made numerous removals of Territorial officers — Whig party organized in 1841, and nominated Jonathan E. Arnold, candidate for delegate. The Democratic party organized and nominated Henry Dodge, who was elected.

CHAPTER XXuI.
TEREITOKT OF WISCONSIN —1842.
Congressional action— Appropriation for Legislative expenses — Settlement of arrearag
— Appropriations must precede sessions of Legislature — Doubts whether approp
tion should be made to Mr. Dunn the old or Mr. Field the new secretary — Equivalents
for preSmption rights — Post routes — Gov. Doty 's minor son appointed pension agent
— Appointment withdravm and Paraclete Potter appointed — Changes in memhership
of Legislature — Contest of Parmelee and Sm — La'Chappel vs. Brunson — Party afflliar
tions exhibited — Contest for president of the council — Democratic speaker — Secret
executive sessions abolished — Governor's message; along paper — Referred to com-
mittees in each br anch and numerous reports made — The Governor's message strongly
recommended State government — Legislature thought it too soon — Gov. Doty issues
proclamation for vote on State government; but httle attention paid to it — Boundary
line between Michigan and Wisconsin — New anportionment of members — New
counties — What counties adopted town system — New towns — Acts to amend village
incorporations vetoed — Passed notwithstanding veto — Other bills passed over vetoes —
Fond du Lao association incorporated — Banks — Imprisonment for debt abolished —
Niunerous private acts passed — Territorial roads — Contest over the office of Stat©
Treasurer — Public buildings and Territorial suits — Lead mines — Leasing system
revived- Public feeling —The killing of C. C. P. Arndt by James R. Vineyard.

CHAPTER XXIV.
TERRITORY OF WISCONSIN — 1843.
Harbor and Light house appropriations — Appropriations tor Territorial expenses — Certain
offlcers made elective — Term of office of members of the Legislature reduced —
Stockbridge Indians — Legislative Assembly meet Dec. 5, 1842 — Mostly new members
— Organization — Governor Doty refuses to meet the Legislature — Action of the
Legislature on the matter — The Governor's reasons — Memorial to the President
asking the removal of the Governor — Both houses adjourn until the foiu'th Monday of
January — Governor appoints special session for 6th March — Adjourned session —
Governor still refuses to meet the Legislature — Adjournment to Bth March — Both
houses meet on 6th March — Committee wait on Governor, who said he would send a
written message at 2 o'clock that day — Message — A question of grammar — Recom-
mendations of message — State government — Territorial debt — Proceeds of public
lands — Internal improvements — Short session — Message referred Conflict between
Governor and Legislature renewed — " Special " session or "Adjourned " session —
Resolutions adopted that the session is " special " — President of council resigns —
Governor willing to cooperate — Session terminates on 25th March — New session on
27th March — Organization continued — Peace restored — Various acts passed — To
extend term of court in Walworth county — Appoint superintendent of Territorial
property, passed over Governor's veto — Repairs of capitol — Baxter's claim — Ter-
ritorial suits — Controversy with the librarian, B. Shakelford — Controversy with
auditor. J. T. aark — Reporter expelled from seat in the House of Representaf —
Legislature make no provision for vote on State government — Proclamation ofT'^ ~
ernor for vote — But little attention paid to it — Governor's vetoes — BUls passed h °al
— Errors in Governor's estimates of Legislative expenses — Report of Trea.       ^
Territorial tax — Ashburton treaty, fixing northwestern boundary — Division of g'^ ~i-
county defeated — Dodge county — St. Croix county — Creation and division of to™"
— Territorial roads — Dams — Racine to levy tax for harbor — Election of she 'ff^
etc . — Feeling about abolition — Banks — Small-pox — Death of Gov. Stevens T Ma.     '
— Election of delegate — A party question, H. Dodge and Geo. W. Hickox, canuidate"

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CHAPTER XXV.
TEEEITOEY OF WISCONSIN — 1844
Appropriations by Congi'ess for harbors and legislative expenses — A section of land
granted to improve Grant Slough and Potosi — Legislature met Dec. 4, 1843 — Slight
changes in membership — Organization — Death of Dr. Lewis F. Linn — Message of
Gov. Doty — State government — Short session — Debt — Taxation — " Fifth state "
and its boundaries — Shall foreigners vote for state government ? — Question of form-
ing state government submitted to the people — Large majority against it — Negrb
suffrage — Infringement of boundaries — Report of committee — It shows the in-
fringement, suggests tt mode of restitution, and the effect on state government —
Receipt and disbursement of share of proceeds of the public lands — Bill to pay Ter-
ritorial debt — Report of Auditor and Treasurer of the Territory, was misleading —
Their nominat'ons   were   rejected — Territorial   suits — Completion   of   the   capitol
— J. Y. Smith reelected superintendent — Baxter claim — University lands — Railroads
— Wisconsin Marine and Fire Ins. Co. — Betterments — Terms of courts — Trespass
on University and Canal lands — Redemption from tax sales and limitation of suits —
Organization of Portage county — Fond du Lac — Dodge — Sauli — Copies of record of
deeds to be obtained in Grant, Green, Portage and Winnebago counties — Towns
organized — Villages incorporated — Dams authorized — Free bridges in Milwaukee
and Racine — Territor.'al roads — Academies — Special tax for harbors in Milwauisee,
Racine and Southport — Vetoes by Governor — Wit and mirth — Adjutant General —
Memorials to Congress — Length of session and small appropriation — Adjournment
sine die — Future sessions to commence first Monday of January — Murder of Robert
D. Lester — Politics — Whig convention — Removal of Rufus Parks — Nathaniel P.
Tallmadge appointed to succeed Governor Doty.

CHAPTER XXVI.
TERRITORY OF WISCONSIN — 1845.
Congress — Appropriation for Legislature only $13,700 — None for harbors except at
Southport — $10,000 for roads — Meeting of Legislature — Change of membership —
Organi-^ation — Rock and Walworth counties — Harmony between the Governor and
Legislature — Contrast between Tallmadge and Doty — Message — Approves the act
of last session as to suffrage of foreign-born citizens — Militia — Internal improve-
ments and harbors — Debt — Education — Agriculture — Benediction — No recom-
mendation of State government — Action of Legislature on the subject — Futile efforts
to repeal suffrage act — Modified by its friends — Auditor and Treasurer — Their
reports — Secretary of the Territory — His reiJorts — Complimented by resolution —
Judge Irvin — Dissatisfaction eM; his absence — OfSoe of Supreme Court Com-
missioner abolished — Territorial suits, more delay — Baxter claim — Territory cannot
be sued — Territorial tax to pay debt — New counties, Chippewa, La Pointe — Wash-
ington county organized — Dodge county seat located — Winnebago county — Mil-
waukee county — Town government in Marquette county and Brown — Futile efforts
to divide Jefferson, Dodge and Portage counties — Sauk county seat — Amendments
of town government law — Act of Congress granting lands for town sites — Portage
City — Fairplay — Boundaries of Milwaukee extended — Beloit incorporated — New
towns — Banks — Unauthorized banking — Orthography of Wisconsin — Territorial
printer — Liquor license — University lands — Relative to County Treasurers, Clerks
and Judges of Probate — Territorial roads — Special tax for roads in Milwaukee
and Brown counties — Quietus of bridge controversy in Milwaukee — Improve-
ment of Grant river at Potosi — Penitentiary — Dams — Divorce — Change of
name — Wisconsin Phalanx — JanesviUe Academy — Congregational society in Mil-
waukee — Memorials to Congress — Fees of Clerk of Supreme Court and Secretary of
State — Sheep and dogs — When laws take effect — Adjournment sine die — Claim of
preBmption to lands reserved as mineral lands — Not sustained by Supreme Court of
U. S. — Efforts of agents to lease lands — President's message recommends sale of
mineral lands — Henry Dodge appointed Governor in place of Tallmadge, removed —

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Welcomed at Mineral Point by dinner and ball — Other appointments — Survey ^^
General, Marshal, Attorney, Land Officers — Morgan L. Martin nominated as '^^^^^^^
by the Democratic convention, James Collins by the Whig convention, and ^'^'^'^'^ ^^^
Holton by the Liberty party — Martin elected — Stage lines — Disastrous conflagra
in Milwaukee.
CHAPTER XXVu.
TERRITORY OF WISCONSIN — 1846.
Certainty of early State government — Enabling act passes Congress — No contest about
boundaries — Propositions of Congress — Harbor appropriation defeated b.v veto
Appropriation of $25,000 for roads reported did not pass — Appropriation of land tor
Fox and Wisconsin rivers — Appropriations for Territorial government — Surveyor
General's salary increased — Stockbridge Indians — Sale of mineral lands authorized
Legislature meets Bth January — Change of membership — Organization — Nativity,
age, residence and occupation of members — Governor's message — Referred to Statft
government, school, debt, penitentiary, sale of mineral lands, rivers and harbors,
militia and Indians — Message referred — Bill for State government reported and
passed both houses — Election for or against to be on first Tuesday of April — Census
first June — Apportionment for convention — When delegates elected — When con-
vention to meet — Apportionment of Legislature — Wis. M. & F. Ins. Co. — Bank of
Mineral Point — Debt — Auditor's report — Baxter claim — Territorial suits — Escheat of
lands to the Territory — New counties: Waukesha, La Fayette and Columbia — New-
county out of Jefferson and Dodge defeated by vote of people — New towns — Sheboy-
gan county organized — County seats ; Sauk, St. Croix — Line between Crawford and
Chippewa established — Milwaukee incorporated as a city — Villages incorporated;
Madison, Prairieville, Sheboygan and Potosi — University lands — Bedsit college in-
corporated — Carroll college — Madison academy — Common schools — Tenus of courts
in 2d district — Court practice — Railroad charters — Plank roads — Territorial roads
— Bridges in Milwaukee — Toll bridge in Darlington — Improvement of Grant river —
Ferry at Potosi — Dams — Eoohester cemetery — Eeligious societies to seU property
— Manufacturing Co. — Filing of ministers' credentials — Divorce — Change of name —
Liquor license — Militia — War with Mexico — Wisconsin Volunteers — Indian scare
near Muscoda — John Catlin Secretary of Territory vice Floyd — Confirmation of
Governor's nominations — Territorial printer and superintendent of property elected
— Memorials to Congress — Proceeds of canal lands turned over to Territorial treasury
— Burning of wife and children of Marshall M. Strong, and his house — Adjournment
sine die — Sale of mineral lands — Political parties — Newspapers — Vote on State
government — Census — Governor issues two proclamations; one apportions members
of Legislature, the other delegates to convention — Effect of party in election of dele-
gates — Meeting of Constitutional convention — Delegates elect — Absentees — Not
sworn — Election   of    president;    influences affecting   it — Other   officers Rules
— Standing committees — Judiciary committee increased — Mr. Eyan is indignant and
refuses to serve on the committee — Disposition of the printing — Article on banks and
banking — On suffrage and the elective franchise — Death of Thomas P. Burnett and
his wife and mother — Article on judiciary — Eights of married women and homestead
exemption — Resignation of Marshall M. Strong of his seat — To be submitted to vote
on first Tuesday of April — Adjournment Hne die.
CHAPTER XXVuI.
TERRITORY OF WISCONSIN — IS-IT.
Division of the Democratic party upon adoption of constitution — Congress passes act f o
admission of the State —Assents to the change of boundary proposed in the constitutio
— Proviso of ratification by vote of people — Same appropriations for Territorial ex
penses — None for harbors — Two for light-houses — Chippewa Land District created
— Land for Beetown — PreSmption to Champion and Deering at New Diggins — Leg-is
lature meets January 4th — List of members — Organization — Message — It refers to
admission of State into the Union; Ten-itorial debt; Harbors; Militia; Capt. Knowlton'.
volunteer company in U. S. service; Indians and purchase of lands — Incident as to
W. A. Barstow — Opposition to constitution developed — Committee report a bill to^

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a new convention in June, if the constitution shall be rejegted — Passes the council;
indefinitely postponed in House — Railroads — Report of Grant river improvement —
Improvement of Grand Rapids, of Wisconsin river — Memorial to Congress for improve-
ment of rapids in Mississippi river — Dams — Bridge at Oshkosh — Special harbor tax
at Racine — Navigation Co. at Green Bay — Removal of suits from Milwaukee to
"Waukesha — County seats: Washington county; Iowa county; Columbia county —
Organization of La Fayette county — Winnebago county — New towns organized —
Villages of Southportand Fond duLac incorporated; PrairieviUe changed to Waukesha;
Beloit repealed, and Milwaukee city charter amiended, and authorized to borrow money
for school-house sites — Territorial roads laid out — Memorial asking for U. S. road
from Prairie du Chien to La Pointe — Insurance Co. incorporated — Churches authorized
to become corporations — '* Nashotah House " incorporated; Lawrence Institute in-
corporated; Memorial for grant of land to it; passed cotmcil, but not the House —
Academies or seminaries were incorporated at Monroe, Watertown, Sheboygan, Beaver
Dam and Prairie du Sac, and a library association at Beloit — Sumptuary laws —
University lands ^ Divorces and change of names — Dower — Election of Printer and
Superintendent — Baxter claim — Penitentiary — Facetious report on quackery — Sale
of the mineral lands — The voting for the ratification or reiection of the constitution —
Oificial result — Democratic convention to nominate a candidate for delegate — The
result — Whig convention nominate John H. Tweedy — Charles Durkee, Abolition can-
didate — Official statement of result; Mr. Tweedy elected — Proclamation of Governpr
for special session — Convened on 18th October — Two changes in council — House all
new; list of members — Organization — Message; limited to question of State govern-
ment — Action of Legislature confined to the passage of a law for another convention
of sixty-nine delegates to be elected on the 29th of November — Apportionment of
delegates — Convention to meet December 15th — Census — Another convention, if
constitution should not be adopted — Session of Legislature postponed — Political
division of the convention — Population.
CHAPTER XXIX.
TERRITORY OF WISCONSIN — 1848.
Second convention meets — List of members — Organization — William S. Hamilton con-
tests the seat of John O^Connor — Commission to take testimony— Contest unsuccess-
ful— Rules — Prayers — Standing committees — Printing — Article on "Executive,"
Veto; Lieutenant Governor — "Organization and functions of the Judiciary" —
" Boundaries " — " Legislative " — " Suffrage " — " Exemptions from forced sale " —
" Banks and Banking " — Other articles adopted without contest — Submitted to
popular vote second Monday of March — Elections of State officers, etc., second Monday
in May — Legislature meet first Monday in June — Convention adjourned sine die
Febmary 1st — Constitution adopted by the people on the 13th March — Admitted into
the Union May 19th — Last session of Legislature met Febniary 7th — Members the
same — Organization — Message — It refers to harbors; Grant river improvement,
Death of Silas Wright, and does not deem it proper to submit " subjects of general
legislation " — appropriation only sufficient for session of 24 days — Laws were passed in
relation to making land ofdce certificates evidence; publication of notices; convey-
ances; commitments; cemeteries and telegraph — Resolutions in relation to the death
of Silas Wright, John Quincy Adams and Captain Augustus Quarles — Settlement of
the Territorial suits — Baxter claim — Memorials to Congress — Repudiating resolu-
tions of 1842 rescinded — Divorces; 42 asked and S4 granted— Change of names— Ap-
propriation to heirs of T.P.Burnett — County seat of La Fayette county — Vote on
division of Grant county — Boundaries of Fond du Lac, Winnebago and Calumet
counties in Lake Winnebago — Adams county organized; and Manitowoc — County
seats; Sauk, Columbia and Washington — Records transferred from Milwaukee to
Waukesha county — Mr. Mooers of Washington county resigns his seat — New towns
organized — Village charters amended and repealed — Beetown — Incorporation of
" Du Lac Academy; " " Sinsinawa Mound College; " " Wisconsin Medical College," at
Milwaukee — Milwaukee & Waukesha R. R. Co.; supplementary act — Sixteen plank
or turnpike roads incorporated — Numerous Territorial roads — Five ferry charters —
Eleven acts were passed authorizing the erection of dams on navigable rivers — " Wis-
consin Iron Co.," incorporated — Lumber inspector for St. Croix county— Territorial
Printer and Superintendent — Legislature adjourns sine die — Territory of Wis-
coHSis becomes only a memory.

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CHAPTER XXX
MILWAUKEE AND ROCK RIVER CANAL.
Early navigation of Rocli: River — PubUe atl^ntion directed to canal in 1836 — Petition for
canal charter in 1886; no action — Survey in 1837 — Charter of Canal Co., January a,
1833 — Provisions of the act — Co. authorized to apply to Congress for aid -- Co.
organized February .3, 1838 — Co. memorialize Congress for grant of land — Engineer
submits estimate of cost — Byron Kilbourn appointed agent to go to Washington, and
goes — Memorial presented in Senate — Favorable report and bill — BiU passed Senate
June 1, excluding preSmptions — Referred in House — Passed House with amendments
which were concurred in by Senate — Bill became a law June 18th —Kilbourn presents
bill to Legislature at session of 1838, which Canal Co. wished passed — It authorized
the Territory to borrow JoOO.OOO — Provided for Territorial ofBees, for the appraisal and
sale of the granted lands — Bill introduced in Council on 15th of December — Adjourn-
ment to 21st of January — Popular hostility to canal — Another bill introduced in
Council on 25th of January, which became a law on the 26th of February, 1839 — It
authorized loan of only $50,000 — Change in Territorial officers and their duties -
Other provisions unsatisfactory to Canal Co. — Offlcers a.ppointed by governor — Final
location of canal 6th May — Plats of location sent to Commissioner General Land
Office, and lands designated; 139^191 acres — Session of Legislature 18.39 — Report of
canal commissioners — Land sales — Settlers protected — Bonds for $50,000 had been
executed, agent appointed to sell them, who reported that he could not — Even num-
bered sections and preSmption — Canal Co. present memorial, which complains of act of
last session — Salaries too high — Resolutions of inquiry adopted — Kilbourn's reply —
Resolution of inquiry by the House and response — Resolution of Council that president
of company present plans and estimates of cost of canal — They are submitted —
Proceedings in House — Report of committee — Bill to abandon construction of canal
— Amendments adopted providing an opposite policy — Ooncvu-red in and became a
law — Compensation of officers reduced — To be elected by Legislature — Canal fund
to be used for constructing canal, if no loan is made by September — Kilbourn ap-
pointed loan agent — Mr. Higginbotham's proposition — Declined by the Governor —
Special session of Legislature in August, 1840 — Nothing done about canal — No loan in
1840 — Legislature meet December 7, 1840 — Report of canal company and of canal
commissioners — Referred to a committee — Bill reported — Becomes a law February
12th — Substitutes wooden looks for stone; authorized bonds for $100,000, and 7 per
cent, interest; proceeds to be deposited in any sound specie paying banks, selected by
commissioners and Governor, subject to draft of receiver — Old bonds to be recalled
KUbourn reappointed loan ^gent May, 1841 — James D. Doty appointed Governor vice
Dodge, removed — Doty revokes Kilbourn's authority September 1, 1841 — On 23d of
June Kilbourn negotiated loan for $81,000 at Cincinnati — On the 4th of August
he negotiated a loan for $5,000 in New York — On 14th August he negotiated
another loan for $15,000 at Oneida, N. Y. — On 26th August he negotiated another loan
for $5,000 at Albany, N. Y. — The loans, except $1,000, were not sanctioned by the
Receiver for the reasons assigned that they were not authorized by the law th
authority of the loan agent — Legislature met December, 1841 — Gtov Dotv °'" b-^
message says canal is impracticable and work ought not to be continued — ST ™
and report of loan agent referred to committee in council — Committee ren ^ ^^^^®
tions which passed both Houses; approved by Governor February 18 1R40 ™^ '
declare 55 of the bonds negotiated to be null and void — And that the other 44 ^^
and void — Vote upon the resolutions — One bond was paid and all the oth ^b^ '"'^
afterwards returned and canceled — Work on the canal stopped — Februar'^i^"***"
Gov. Dodge recommends rescinding the repudiating resolutions — Resolut^ ' ^**^'
rescinded — At session of 1848 resolutions passed that the Territory ought n t'f^ ^^''e
to execute the canal trust — Authority to make loans repealed — Efforts to oha "^ ^''
grant from canal to railroad — Payment for canal lands indefinitely postponed      1 r
— In 1845 all unsold canal lands to be offered for sale at $1.23 per acre and 1
previously sold to be paid for at same rate — Report of Register and Receiver in is
— Canal fimd diverted to Territorial treasury — Report of Register and Receive
1847 — Appropriation to John Anderson in 1847 — Report of Register and Receiver "
1848 — Payment of interest on repudiated bonds — Refunding excess to purchaser*!
canal lands — Duties of Register and Receiver transferred to Secretary of State a a
State Ti'easurer — Unsold canal lands made part of the 500,000 acre grant Unsettl
canal matters left a legacy to the State of Wisconsin.

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