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Title

  • [Documents, papers, materials and publications relating to the Northwest and the state of Illinois]

Names

  • Beckwith, H. W. (Hiram Williams), 1833-1903, ed.
  • La Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur de, 1643-1687.
  • Aubry, Charles Philippe, -1770.
  • Clark, George Rogers, 1752-1818.
  • Public Archives of Canada.

Created / Published

  • Springfield, Ill., The H. W. Rokker co., printers, 1903.

Contents

  • Introduction--1673. Of the first voyage made by Father Marquette toward New Mexico, and how the design was conceived.--1671-1678. French plans of conquest. La Salle's letters patent, etc.--1679-1680. Hennepin's narrative from his "La Louisiane" of 1683.--La Salle's voyage down the Mississippi. "The process verbal." Taking possession of all the country drained by that river for the King of France. La Salle's will, etc.--1678-1691. Henry De Tonty's memoir of 1693.--The Aubry manuscript. [1758]--General George Rogers Clark's conquest of the Illinois [with documents, including Clark's memoir 1779]--[Documents relating to Illinois 1772-1780, from] Canadian Archives.--Appendix. Clark's capture of Kaskaskia.--Indexes.

Headings

  • -  Illinois--History--Sources
  • -  Northwest, Old--History--Sources
  • -  Mississippi River--Description and travel
  • -  Clark's Expedition to the Illinois--(1778-1779)

Notes

  • -  Some of the plates are printed on both sides.

Medium

  • 2 p. l., 642 p. front., plates, ports., plans, map. 23 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • F536 .I25 vol. 1

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 10010365

OCLC Number

  • 2415194

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

La Salle, Robert Cavelier, Sieur De, Charles Philippe Aubry, George Rogers Clark, and Public Archives Of Canada. Documents, papers, materials and publications relating to the Northwest and the state of Illinois. editeds by Beckwith, H. W Springfield, Ill., The H. W. Rokker co., printers, 1903. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/10010365/.

APA citation style:

La Salle, R. C., Aubry, C. P., Clark, G. R. & Public Archives Of Canada, Beckwith, H. W., ed. (1903) Documents, papers, materials and publications relating to the Northwest and the state of Illinois. Springfield, Ill., The H. W. Rokker co., printers. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/10010365/.

MLA citation style:

La Salle, Robert Cavelier, Sieur De, et al. Documents, papers, materials and publications relating to the Northwest and the state of Illinois. ed by Beckwith, H. W Springfield, Ill., The H. W. Rokker co., printers, 1903. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/10010365/>.