Old Fort Snelling, 1819-1858

by Marcus Lee Hansen

• Abercrombie, John J., fort built by, [50]
• Adams, Mrs. Ann, [245]
• Agency house, fire in, [101]
• Agriculture (see [Farming])
• Aitkin, Mr., [144]
• Akin, Mr., information furnished by, [172]
• Alcohol, purchase of, [88]
• American Fur Company,
  • fort purchased from, [21];
  • warehouse and store of, [81];
  • monopoly of, [135];
  • reference to, [138], [142], [188], [209]
• Americans, hostility of Indians to,
  • during War of 1812, [8]–12;
  • Indians impressed by supremacy of, [112]–118;
  • protection promised by, [122]
• Ammunition, giving of, to Indians, [110]
• Andrews, Joseph F., [230]
• Annuities, [42], [43], [111], [126];
  • payment of, to Indians, [184], [185]
• Apple River, massacre on, [132], [232]
• Apples, purchase of, [88]
• Ardourly, Jack, [100]
• Armorer's shop, [77], [78], [79]
• Articles of Confederation, [176]
• Assiniboine River, [5]
• Astor, John Jacob, [135], [209]
• Atkinson, Henry, fort named in honor of, [30];
  • reference to, [34]
• Aunt Phyllis's Cabin, [62]

• Badger, The, murder of, [127]
• Bailly, Alexis, [99], [188];
  • disagreement between Taliaferro and, [138], [139];
  • whiskey in store of, [142], [143]
• Baker, Benjamin, trading house of, [78], [79], [125], [192]
• Ball-plays, [101];
  • holding of, for Catlin, [164]
• Balls, music for, [197]
• Band, fund for maintenance of, [87];
  • music by, [197]
• Barracks,
  • building of, [25];
  • reference to, [73];
  • description of, [74], [75];
  • taking of sick soldiers from, [85]
• Bean, J. L., boundary line surveyed by, [130], [131]
• Bear, hunting of, [105]
• Bear dance, [164]
• Bedford (Pennsylvania), [71]
• Beef, [85];
  • ration of, [109]
• Beggars' dance, [164]
• Belen Gate of City of Mexico, [64]
• Beltrami, J. C.,
  • description of council by, [106], [107];
  • reference to, [133], [187];
  • visit of, to Fort Snelling, [160]–163
• Bennington (Vermont), [61]
• Benton, Thomas H., [107]
• Berries, gathering of, [105]
• Big Eagle, [83]
• Big Stone Lake, [103]
• Big Thunder, [83];
  • desire of, to raise corn, [152]
• Birthplace of soldiers, [92]
• Black Dog, village of, [83]
• Black Hawk War, position of Fort Snelling during, [35]
• Black Hole, confinement of offenders in, [91], [132]
• Black River, [36], [184]
• Blacksmith shop, [118]
• Blacksmiths, work of, [78], [155]
• Blankets, giving of, to Indians, [110];
  • reference to, [136]
• Bliss, John H., [68], [114], [151], [153];
  • punishment inflicted by, [90], [91];
  • statement by, [99], [100]
• Bliss, Mrs. John H., [153]
• Blockhouses, [74]
• Blue Earth River, Winnebago reservation on, [37];
  • reference to, [162]
• Boarding-school, success of, among Indians, [156]
• Boatmen, foreigners as, [138]
• Bois brulés,
  • difficulties with, [37]–40;
  • location of, around fort, [188], [189]
• Books, fund for purchase of, [87]
• Boonesborough (Kentucky), [201]
• Boston, [56], [145]
• Bougainville, Louis Antoine, report of, [205]
• Boundary line of 1825, [130], [131], [178], [184]
• Brandy, [86]
• Braves, desire of, to take part in council, [181]
• “Brazil” (steamboat), [168], [169]
• Bread, character of, [86]
• Bread tickets, [88]
• Breakfast, [85]
• Brewers, [92]
• Briggs, Ansel, [41]
• Brock, General, [8]
• Brooke, George M., site for fort chosen by, [48]
• Broom, purchase of, [88]
• Brown, Joseph R., [190], [191]
• Brown, Private, purchases by, [88]
• Brown's Falls, [81]
• Bruce, Amos J., [71]
• Brunson, Alfred, work of, among Indians, [154]
• Brunson, Ira B., [195]
• Buchanan County (Iowa), [41]
• Buck, Solon J., acknowledgments to, ix
• Buffalo, hunting of, by half-breeds, [37], [38], [40]
• Buffalo dance, [164]
• “Burlington” (steamboat), [168]
• Butter, purchase of, [88]

• Calhoun, John C., [19], [224]
• California, emigration to, [43]
• Camp Cold Water,
  • establishment of, [27];
  • reference to, [58], [110], [189], [190], [212]
• Camp Missouri, sickness at, [213]
• Camp Pierce, [46]
• Campbell, Duncan, [131]
• Campbell, Scott, service of, as interpreter, [71], [72]
• Canada, [3], [8], [57], [92], [158];
  • taking of furs to, [6];
  • importance of fur trade to, [9];
  • visits of Indians to, [37], [106];
  • difficulties with half-breeds from, [37]–40;
  • export of furs from, [207]
• Canal, [20]
• Canby, Edward R. S., sketch of life of, [63]–65
• Candles, [86]
• Candy, purchase of, [88]
• Canister shot, [77]
• Cannon, description of, [77]
• Cannon River, [137]
• Canoes, [199]
• Cantonment Leavenworth, establishment of, [56]
• Cantonment New Hope, establishment of, [25];
  • removal of troops from, [27];
  • reference to, [55]
• Cards, playing of, [99]
• Carpenters, employment of soldiers as, [96]
• Cartridges, stock of, [77]
• Carver, Jonathan, exploration by, [1];
  • statement by, [1], [2];
  • reference to, [198]
• Cass, Lewis, visit of, at Fort Snelling, [28];
  • reference to, [137], [140], [178];
  • expedition of, [212]
• Cat'o'nine tails, [90]
• Catholic chapel, [81]
• Catholics, religious work among, [158]
• Catlin, George, visit of, at Fort Snelling, [163], [164]
• Catlin, Mrs. George, visit of, to Fort Snelling, [163], [164]
• Cattle, feeding of, [82], [96]
• Cellars, [75]
• Cemetery, [81], [89], [93]
• Certificates, giving of, to Indians, [113], [114]
• Chambers, John, [182]
• Chapel, [81], [195]
• Chaplain, [88], [101], [194], [195];
  • service of Gear as, [157]
• Chatel, Mr., work of, [155], [156]
• Checkers, playing of, [99]
• Cheese, purchase of, [88]
• Cherokee Indians, removal of, [63], [64]
• Cherubusco, Battle of, [64]
• Chess, playing of, [99]
• Chicago, [161]
• Chiefs, giving of certificates to, [113], [114];
  • visit of, to Washington, [115], [116];
  • council with, [181]
• Children, education of, at fort, [100], [101]
• Chippewa, Battle of, [55]
• Chippewa Indians,
  • early traders among, [3];
  • reference to, [7], [48], [104], [108], [139], [142], [144], [163], [177], [178], [228], [231], [242];
  • unwillingness of, to make treaty, [13];
  • treaty between Sioux and, [28];
  • treaty with, [45], [176]–186;
  • land ceded by, [47], [48];
  • home of, [103];
  • war parties against, [106];
  • hostility of, [114];
  • feuds between Sioux and, [119]–134;
  • killing of, by Sioux, [121], [125];
  • murderers killed by, [122]–124;
  • murder of Sioux warrior by, [127];
  • battle between Sioux and, [127], [128], [232];
  • boundary line between Sioux and, [130], [131], [178];
  • trustworthiness of, [134];
  • language of, [172], [173], [174];
  • summoning of, to council, [179]
• Chippewa River, [131], [172];
  • murder of Sioux on, [232]
• Choctaw Indians, removal of, [63], [64]
• Chouteau, Auguste, activities of, as commissioner, [12], [13]
• Christianity, influence of, [146];
  • method of preaching, [150], [151]
• Church, organization of, at Fort Snelling, [157];
  • attendance at, [194], [195]
• Churns, [76]
• Civil War,
  • use of Fort Snelling during, [52];
  • service of Eastman in, [62];
  • reference to, [63], [201];
  • service of Canby in, [64]
• Clark, Charlotte Ouisconsin, [23], [212]
• Clark, Dan E., acknowledgments to, x
• Clark, Nathan, [21]
• Clark, Mrs. Nathan, [23]
• Clark, William, expedition under, [4], [5];
  • Fort Shelby established by, [11];
  • activities of, as commissioner, [12], [13];
  • reference to, [69], [70], [114], [178], [221], [228]
• Clarke, Colonel, [44]
• Clerks, [136]
• Cloud Man,
  • resolution of, to become farmer, [148];
  • reference to, [153]
• Cloves, purchase of, [88]
• Coe, Alvan, coming of, to Fort Snelling, [149]
• Coffee, [86]
• Colhoun, James E., [161], [162]
• Colors, guarding of, [85]
• Columbia, Department of, [65]
• Columbia Fur Company, [138]
• Columbia River, [5]
• Commanders of Fort Snelling,
  • influence of, [54];
  • sketches of lives of, [54]–65
• Commanding officer, quarters of, [75]
• Commerce, extent of, [205]
• Commissary, office of, [75]
• Commissary department, storehouse of, [75]
• Commissioner of Indian Affairs,
  • report of, [37];
  • reference to, [67], [177]
• Confederation, forming of, among Indians, [13]
• Congress, right of,
  • to regulate Indian affairs, [176];
  • memorials to, [246]
• Connecticut, [1]
• Contreras, Battle of, [64]
• Coon, story about Scott and, [60], [61]
• Cooper, S., [238]
• Coöperation in fur trade, [135]
• Copper, mining of, [25]; block of, [175]
• Corn, feeding of, to cattle, [82];
  • raising of, by Indians, [105];
  • giving of, to Indians, [110]
• Council, holding of, with Indians, [35], [36], [43], [106]–109, [129], [179]–183
• Council Bluff (Nebraska),
  • fort at, [20];
  • route of road to Fort Snelling from, [28], [29];
  • naming of fort at, [30];
  • reference to, [160];
  • sickness at, [213]
• Council Hall, description of, [106], [107]
• Council House, erection of, [28];
  • description of, [77];
  • burning of, [77], [78];
  • rebuilding of, [78]
• Coureurs des bois, activities of, [3]
• Court-martial, [102]
• Crane, The, [129], [228]
• Crawford, Captain, [159]
• Crawford County (Wisconsin) volunteers from, [35]
• Credit, fur trade carried on by means of, [136]
• Creek Indians, removal of, [63], [64]
• Croghan, George, visit of, to Fort Snelling, [100]
• Cross Timbers (Indian Territory), [56]
• Crow Wing, [236]
• Crow Wing River, [47]
• Currants, purchase of, [88]

• Dahcotah: or, Life and Legends of the Sioux around Fort Snelling, [62]
• Dana, Captain, [49]
• Dance of the braves, [164]
• Dances, holding of, by Indians, [164]
• Dakota, Department of, [52]
• Dakota Indians (see [Sioux Indians])
• Dearborn, Major, [110]
• Deaths, number of, at Fort Snelling, [93]
• Debts, payment of, to traders, [183], [184]
• De Courcy, Adolphine, [100]
• Deer, hunting of, [105]
• Delaware County (New York), [55]
• Delhi (New York), [56]
• Democrats, charges of graft against, [51]
• Denny, St. Clair, [161]
• Des Moines River, [18], [44]
• Deserters, dangers faced by, [92]
• Desertions, causes of, [91];
  • prevalence of, [91], [92]
• Details, duties of, [85]
• Detroit, [11], [19];
  • departure of troops from, [21];
  • surrender of, [57]
• Devil's Lake, [40]
• Dickson, Robert, activities of, in behalf of English, [11];
  • reference to, [13], [16], [134];
  • instructions to, [208]
• Diet, description of, [85]
• Dinner, [85]
• Dixon, Private, desertion of, [92]
• Dodge, Henry, visit of, to Fort Snelling, [168];
  • council of, with Indians, [180]–183
• Dog dance, [164]
• Dominoes, playing of, [99]
• Doty, James D., [212]
• Douglas, Thomas, settlement of, [188], [189]
• Draft riots, [64]
• Dragoons, expedition of, [38], [39], [45], [216];
  • activities of, in Iowa, [44], [45];
  • service of, on survey, [46], [47];
  • reference to, [48], [56], [63], [186], [217];
  • frontier service of, [49];
  • arrival of, [215]
• Dress parade, [85]
• Drummond Island, visits of Indians to, [13], [14]
• Drunkenness, prevalence of, in garrison, [89], [90], [194];
  • punishment for, [90]
• Dubuque, [43], [158], [216]
• Dubuque, Diocese of, [158]
• Ducks, [96], [97]
• Dueling, [102]
• Duluth, Daniel Greyloson, [3]
• Dunning, William A., [215]

• Eagle dance, [164]
• Eastman, Mary Henderson, writings of, [62]
• Eastman, Seth, [35], [99], [145];
  • sketch of life of, [62]
• Eastman, Mrs. Seth, description by, [94]
• Eaton, John H., [149]
• Eatonville (Minnesota), colony at, [118], [149];
  • success of colony at, [150];
  • Pond brothers in charge of, [152]
• Education, work of, among Indians, [156]
• “Education Families”, [103]
• Education of children, [100], [101]
• Edwards, Ninian, activities of, as commissioner, [12], [13]
• Eighth United States Infantry, [18]
• Elk, hunting of, [105]
• Emerson, John, sketch of life of, [65], [66];
  • reference to, [194], [245]
• Emerson, Mrs. John, [66]
• Emigration, [14], [15]
• England, [70]
• English, rule of, in West, [2], [3];
  • activities of, in fur trade, [3], [4], [140];
  • power of, over Indians, [5]–17;
  • support of, by Indians in War of 1812, [8]–12;
  • medals given by, [112];
  • persistence of influence of, [114], [115];
  • use of Indians by, [208]
• English River, [42]
• English trading companies, [2]
• Episcopal Church, [169]
• Evans, William, [190]
• Exploring expeditions, [109]

• Factors, [136];
  • relations of, with officers of fort, [138], [139]
• Factory System, [107]
• Fall, activities of Indians during, [105], [106]
• Falls of St. Anthony, [7], [24], [29], [30], [86], [96], [149], [153], [198], [207];
  • journey of Long to, [19];
  • plan to establish fort near, [20];
  • saw mill at, [27], [28];
  • fort named for, [29];
  • road to, [81];
  • description of, [81], [173], [174];
  • legend concerning, [81], [82];
  • visits of travelers to, [159]–175;
  • attempt to cross, [161], [162]
• Falstrom, Jacob, [191]
• Faribault, Jean Baptiste, house of, [80];
  • reference to, [137], [141], [222];
  • trading post of, [187], [188]
• Faribault, Pelagi, [187]
• Farmers, [92];
  • employment of soldiers as, [95];
  • work of, among Indians, [155], [156]
• Farming, efforts to introduce, among Indians, [148]–150;
  • work of Indians at, [150];
  • assistance to Indians in, [152], [153];
  • instruction of Indians in, [155]
• “Fashionable Tour”, [159]–175
• Fat Duty Win (Indian), [156]
• “Fayette” (steamboat), [169]
• Fayette County (Iowa), [41]
• Featherstonhaugh, George William, visit of, to Fort Snelling, 153, [165], [166]
• Ferries, [14]
• Ferry house, [81]
• Ferryman, [81]
• Fifth United States Infantry, disembarkment of, [2];
  • orders to, [19], [20];
  • location of parts of, [21]:
  • journey of, to mouth of Minnesota River, [21]–24;
  • companies of, taken to Fort Crawford, [32];
  • reference to, [55], [58], [59], [62], [187]
• Finley, Mr., home of, [81]
• Fireplaces, heating by means of, [99]
• Fires, epidemic of, [101]
• First United States Infantry, [58], [59], [62]
• Fishing tackle, purchase of, [88]
• Flag staff, [75]
• Flags, giving up of, by Indians, [6];
  • reference to, [112];
  • slur against, [145]
• Flat Mouth, [120];
  • career of, [179]
• Flatboats, [14], [86], [199]
• Flogging, [90]
• Florida War, service of Eastman in, [62];
  • service of Canby in, [63]
• Flour, [86]
• Food, character of, [26], [85]–87
• Folles-Avoine Indians, [205]
• Fond du Lac, Department of, [6]
• Foraging, [85], [96]
• Foreigners, permission to, to engage in fur trade, [138]
• Forests, [178]
• Forsyth, Thomas, journey of, up Mississippi, [22];
  • presents distributed by, [23];
  • arrival of, at mouth of Minnesota River, [24];
  • return trip of, [24];
  • reference to, [211], [228]
• Fort Abercrombie, facts concerning early history of, [49], [50]
• Fort Armstrong, construction of, [18];
  • reference to, [20];
  • garrison for, [22];
  • journey of Webb to, [117]
• Fort Atkinson (Iowa), dragoons from, [35];
  • expedition from, [38];
  • Major Woods at, [41]
• Fort Atkinson (Nebraska), naming of, [30];
  • sickness at, [93]
• Fort Benton, [46]
• Fort Bridger, [64]
• Fort Calhoun (Nebraska), [20]
• Fort Clarke, establishment of, [44], [45]
• Fort Crawford, establishment of, [18];
  • reference to, [20], [23], [59], [157], [161];
  • arrival of troops at, [22];
  • reënforcement of garrison of, [32], [34];
  • removal of troops from, [33]
• Fort Dearborn, massacre at, [10], [11], [208];
  • reference to, [18], [117];
  • re-occupation of, [18]
• Fort Defiance, [64]
• Fort Des Moines, [44]
• Fort Dodge, establishment of, [44], [45];
  • reference to, [49]
• Fort Erie, [57]
• Fort Gaines, [43], [48]
• Fort Garry, [40], [188]
• Fort Howard, erection of, [19];
  • reference to, [21], [211]
• Fort Leavenworth, establishment of, [56]
• Fort McKay, name of Fort Shelby changed to, [12];
  • re-occupation of site of, [18]
• Fort Pierre, purchase of, [21];
  • reference to, [167]
• Fort Ridgely, [49], [186]
• Fort Ripley, [48]
• Fort St. Anthony, [29]
• Fort Shelby, establishment of, [11], [12];
  • capture of, by English, [12]
• Fort Snelling, significance of establishment of, [2];
  • establishment and early history of, [18]–30;
  • range of influence of, [21];
  • erection of, [27], [28];
  • garden at, [28];
  • route of road to, [28], [29];
  • naming of, [29], [30];
  • service of, in protection of frontier, [31]–53;
  • attitude of War Department toward, [31];
  • Territorial jurisdictions over site of, [32];
  • activities of troops at, during Winnebago outbreak, [32]–34;
  • character and duties of garrison of, [34], [35];
  • service of troops from, in removal of Winnebagoes, [35]–37;
  • expeditions from, [39]–45;
  • surveying party escorted by dragoons from, [46], [47];
  • relation of, to other forts, [47];
  • fort built by troops from, [48], [49], [50];
  • history of later years of, [50]–53;
  • desire to locate town on site of, [50]–52;
  • officers' training camp at, [53];
  • biographical sketches of men connected with, [54]–72;
  • Dred Scott at, [66];
  • service of Indian agent at, [66]–72;
  • description of, [73]–83;
  • view from, [79], [80];
  • glimpses of garrison life at, [84]–102;
  • relation of, to Indian affairs, [103]–118;
  • efforts of authorities at, to keep peace between Sioux and Chippewas, 119–134;
  • regulation of fur trade by officers at, [135]–139;
  • regulation of liquor traffic by officers at, [139]–145;
  • work of missionaries at, [146]–158;
  • religious activities at, [156]–158;
  • visits of travelers to, [159]–175, [198];
  • Indian treaty made at, [176]–186;
  • part of, in opening country to settlement, [184], [185];
  • part of, in settlement of West, [187]–201;
  • settlements around, [187]–190;
  • removal of settlers from vicinity of, [192]–195;
  • relations between St. Paul and, [196]–198;
  • withdrawal of troops from, [199];
  • unique facts concerning, [201];
  • arrival of troops at, [212], [215];
  • oil painting of, [223];
  • effect of, on Indian affairs, [231], [232]
• Fort Sumter, [201]
• Fort Ticonderoga, [201]
• Fort Union, [46]
• Fort William, [9]
• Fort York, [189]
• Forts, resistance to building of, [13];
  • location of, [18];
  • building of, [18]–20, [47];
  • reference to, [136];
  • degeneration of Indians in vicinity of, [147]
• “Four Hearts”, [68]
• Four Legs, attempt of, to delay troops, [21]
• Fourth United States Infantry, [56]
• Fowle, Major, [34], [122]
• Fox Indians, rumor of attack by, [117];
  • reference to, [205];
  • treaty with, [208]
  • (see [Sac and Fox Indians])
• Fox River, [19], [163];
  • canal between Wisconsin River and, [20];
  • ascent of, by troops, [21], [22]
• France, [1], [92]
• Franks, Mr., [209]
• Frémont, John C., [167], [241]
• French, rule of, in West, [2], [3];
  • influence of, over Indians, [3];
  • extent of trade during control of, [205]
• French traders, [2]
• Frontier, difficulties on, [15];
  • plan for protection of, [19];
  • service of Fort Snelling in protection of, [31]–53;
  • service of Taylor on, [59]
• Fuel, use of wood for, [99]
• Funerals, conduct of, [93]
• Fur trade, [2], [3], [35];
  • activities of English in, [3], [4], [5]–17;
  • importance of, to Canada, [9];
  • regulation of, [15]–17, [135]–139;
  • quantity of furs secured in, [137];
  • use of liquor in, [139], [140];
  • extent of, [205]
• Fur traders (see [Traders])
• Furs, taking of, to Canada, [6];
  • sorting and packing of, [81];
  • quantity and kind of, secured by traders, [137];
  • annual export of, from Canada, [207]

• Gaines, Edmund P., [227]
• Gale, Captain, [131]
• Galena (Illinois), [32], [151], [168], [170], [175], [190]
• Galtier, Lucian, [158], [195]
• Game, killing of, [42]
• Garden, products of, [28];
  • making of, [95], [96]
• Gardiner, Captain, [46]
• Gardner, Lieutenant, [216]
• Garrison, life of, at Fort Snelling, [84]–102
• Gear, Ezekiel, purchases made by, [88], [89];
  • service of, as chaplain, [157];
  • reference to, [169], [170], [173]
• Geese, [96]
• “General Ashley” (keel boat), [33]
• “General Brooke” (steamboat), [169]
• “General Fatigue”, [85]
• Genoa (Italy), [70]
• Geological surveys, beginning of, [165]
• George the Third, medals of, [112]
• Gettysburg, Battle of, [63]
• Ghent, negotiations at, [209]
• Good Road (Chief), [83]; village of, [155]
• Gooding, Mrs., [23]
• Gooding, Miss, [29]
• Goods for Indian trade, [136]
• Goose River, [40]
• Gorgets, [112], [114]
• Gorman, W. A., [197]
• Graft, charges of, [51]
• Graham's Point, [50]
• Grant, Peter, trading post of, [206]
• Grapeshot, [77]
• Gray, A., report by, [8]
• Great Britain, exploration of domain of, [1];
  • diplomatic correspondence with, [140]
• Great Lakes, [2], [103]
• Green, Platt Rogers, marriage of, [29];
  • reference to, [83]
• Green Bay, [4], [21], [138];
  • fort on, [19];
  • fur trade at, [205]
• Greenly, Mr., [43], [44]
• Greenough, I. K., [101], [143]
• Green's Villa, [82]
• Grist mill, [82]
• Grooms, Mr., [142], [151]
• Groseilliers, Medard Chuart, exploration by, [3]
• Guardhouse, [75]
• Gull Lake, [179]
• Guns, giving of, to Indians, [110]

• Half-breeds, difficulties with, [37]–40;
  • reference to, [157], [184];
  • location of, around fort, [188], [189]
• Hamilton, Mrs. Alexander, visit of, to Fort Snelling, [168]
• Hannibal (negro servant), [90]
• Harness, [75]
• Harriet (negro woman), [66]
• Harriman, D. B., [232]
• Harrison, William H., [57]
• Harrodstown (Kentucky), [201]
• Hartford (Connecticut), [21]
• Hastings (Minnesota), [26]
• Hay, raising of, [96]
• Hays, John, [190]
• Heald, Nathan, [10]
• Heiskell, William King, Fort Snelling reservation sold by, [51]
• Hennepin, Louis, [3]
• Henry, Alexander, [206]
• Herring, Elbert, [221]
• Hiawatha, [62]
• Higby, James, [196]
• “Highland Mary”, [43]
• Hill, James J., [235]
• Hivernants, [136]
• Hole-in-the-Day, [124], [126], [129], [228], [231];
  • career of, [179], [180]
• Holland, [92]
• Homesickness, [25]
• Horses, feeding of, [85];
  • raising of hay for, [96];
  • exchange of, for liquor, [141]
• Hospital, [75];
  • taking of sick soldiers to, [85];
  • number of soldiers in, [93]
• Howitzers, [77]
• Hudson's Bay, [189]
• Hudson's Bay Company, [8], [140], [188], [206], [244]
• Huggins, Alexander G., [154]
• Hull, William, [10], [57];
  • surrender of Detroit by, [57], [58]
• Hunt, Abigail, marriage of, [57]
• Hunting, skill of Scott in, [60], [61];
  • success of soldiers in, [96], [97];
  • activities of Indians in, [105], [106];
  • reference to, [111], [188];
  • efforts to supplement, by farming, [148]
• Hunting grounds, [82]
• Hunting parties, size of, [38];
  • encounters by, [129];
  • watching of, by Indian agent, [129], [130]

• Illinois, admission of, [15];
  • Indian outbreak in, [32]–34
• Illinois River, [177]
• Indian affairs, regulation of, [34], [35], [67];
  • relation of Fort Snelling to, [103]–118, [231]
• Indian agency, buildings of, [77];
  • proposed removal of, [78];
  • councils with Indians at, [106]–109
• Indian agent, protection for, [18];
  • service of Taliaferro as, [66]–71;
  • relation between military authorities and, [67];
  • house of, [77], [78];
  • task of, [103], [104];
  • visit of Indians to, [111];
  • aid given to sick Indians by, [111], [112];
  • efforts of, to promote peace between Sioux and Chippewas, [119]–134;
  • service of, as mediator, [191], [192];
  • reference to, [220]
• Indian ball, [101]
• Indian country, preparations for march into, [93]–95
• Indian dances, holding of, for Catlin, [164]
• Indian schools, [118]
• Indian Territory, removal of Indians to, [63], [64]
• Indian Tribes of the United States, History, Conditions, and Future Prospects of the, [62]
• Indian villages, [83]
• Indiana, admission of, [15];
  • reference to, [63]
• Indians, influence of French traders over, [3];
  • trade of English with, [4];
  • power of English over, [5]–17, [114], [115];
  • support of British by, in War of 1812, [8]–12;
  • treaties with, [12], [13];
  • sending of presents to, [13], [23];
  • visits of, to Drummond Island, [13], [14];
  • proposals for dealing with, [15];
  • regulation of trade with, [15]–17;
  • refusal of, to supply troops with food, [26];
  • relation of Fort Snelling to, [31];
  • hostility of, [32]–34;
  • opposition of, to half-breeds, [37];
  • power of agents over, [67];
  • tepees of, [73];
  • blacksmith work for, [78];
  • legend of, concerning Falls of St. Anthony, [81], [82];
  • treatment of deserters by, [92], [93];
  • plan for civilization of, [103];
  • number of, around Fort Snelling, [103], [104];
  • character of life among, [104]–106;
  • councils with, at Fort Snelling, [106]–109;
  • effect of military display on, [108], [109];
  • relief of sufferings of, [109], [110];
  • visit of, to agent, [111];
  • help to, in sickness, [111], [112];
  • vaccination of, [112];
  • evidence of power of government given to, by Fort Snelling, [112]–118;
  • medals and certificates given to, [113], [114];
  • influence of Fort Snelling over, [116]–118;
  • regulation of fur trade with, [135]–139;
  • goods used in trade with, [136];
  • efforts to suppress liquor traffic with, [139]–145;
  • evil effects of liquor on, [141];
  • work of missionaries among, [146]–158;
  • degeneration among, [147];
  • log village for, [149];
  • work of, at farming, [150];
  • assistance to, in farming, [152], [153];
  • boarding-school for, [156];
  • effect of religious work among, [158];
  • paintings of, by Catlin, [163], [164];
  • relations of United States with, [176]–178;
  • speeches by, [181], [182];
  • disputes between settlers and, [191], [192];
  • drunkenness among, [194];
  • use of, by British, [208];
  • plans for permanent territory for, [209];
  • respect of, for Sabbath, [237];
  • steamboats feared by, [239], [240]
• Indigo, purchase of, [88]
• Intemperance, prevalence of, in garrison, [89], [90]
• Interior, Department of, Indian affairs placed under control of, [67]
• Interpreter, service of Campbell as, [71], [72];
  • danger to, from fire, [78];
  • activities of, [129], [130], [131];
  • service of Renville as, [161]
• Interpreters, foreigners as, [138]
• “Ione” (steamboat), [169]
• Iowa, journey of Kearny across, [29];
  • removal of Winnebagoes from, [35], [36], [47];
  • expeditions from Fort Snelling into, [41]–45
• Iowa, Territory of, [32], [158]
• Iowa City, Major Woods at, [41], [42];
  • reference to, [43];
  • description of, [216]
• Iowa County, petition from, [41]
• Iowa Indians, [177];
  • treaty with, [208]
• Iowa River, difficulties with Indians along, [41], [42]–44;
  • departure of Indians from, [44]
• Ireland, [92];
  • immigrants from, [189]
• Iron, mining of, [25]
• Irving, Washington, [14]
• Izard, George, [57]

• Jack, Captain, war with, [65]
• Jackson, Andrew, [15]
• Jail, use of, [196]
• James, Edward, settlers removed by, [195]
• James River, [116]
• Jarvis, Doctor, [112]
• Jefferson, Thomas, statement of, concerning trade, [4]
• Jesuits, work of, [146]
• Jewellers, [92]
• Jews' harps, giving of, to Indians, [107]
• Johnson, George, [118]
• Johnson County (Iowa), [41]