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July 5, 1820

Morse, his son, the Indian Agent and Interpreter, in two birch canoes paddled by sixteen men, passed the desert island while traveling from Mackinaw to L'Arbre Croche.

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Beloit1820During 1820

Stephen Mack came from New England to the region contiguous to the present site of Beloit; one passage states he made his home in the "Far West" as early as 1820, and another that he came as early as 1820.

BeloitOctober 1820Month

Regulations of the Schools were adopted.

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The regionJuly 5, 1820

Morse, his son, the Indian Agent and Interpreter, in two birch canoes paddled by sixteen men, passed the desert island while traveling from Mackinaw to L'Arbre Croche.

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t On this desert island, (formerly visited by Charlevoix,) July 5th, 1820, passing from Mackinaw to L'Abre Croche, four of us, my son, the Indian Agent and Interpreter, and myself, in two birch canoes, paddled by sixtee»

Morse, Jedidiah. A Report to the Secretary of War of the United States, on Indian Affairs, Comprising a Narrative of a Tour Performed in the Summer of 1820, under a Commission from the President of the United States, for the Purpose of Ascertaining, for the Use of the Government, the Actual State of the Indian Tribes in Our Country. New-Haven: S. Converse, 1822. Library of Congress copy via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/reporttosecretar00mors_0.PDF p. 160 / book p. 60

1820 / July 5

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July 5, 1820

Morse, his son, the Indian Agent and Interpreter, in two birch canoes paddled by sixteen men, passed the desert island while traveling from Mackinaw to L'Arbre Croche.

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The regionJuly 5, 1820

Morse, his son, the Indian Agent and Interpreter, in two birch canoes paddled by sixteen men, passed the desert island while traveling from Mackinaw to L'Arbre Croche.

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t On this desert island, (formerly visited by Charlevoix,) July 5th, 1820, passing from Mackinaw to L'Abre Croche, four of us, my son, the Indian Agent and Interpreter, and myself, in two birch canoes, paddled by sixtee»