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romourJaintlatteroflaatfallyouwillinfarthatI.th1nkitbest,&desirennberemovadfromthisstationonaccountatSomeprejudicesagainatme,here,inthemindsofacmeoftheBnhnd.-I.stillthinkthegem
Ely wants to leave Fond du Lac because some of the Board has prejudices against him being there
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oreoftheIndianswishtosettledownasisnowantio-ipated,andshonldthe.missionbenomoreinterrupedinitscoursebytheIndianshostilities,threemalemissionariesmightbeveryprofitablyemployedat
Ayer is misleading in his attempts to appease Greene
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oubtlessalltheFamiliesoverwhomanyinfluencehasbeenex~ertedbythemissionwillgo.Thereisbutlittleprospectthateven8or3childrenfromtheFortcouldbegatheredforaschoolastheclerkwilltakehisfamilywithhim;.and,asisnowthecalculation,onebepladedhere,whohasnochildrenforschool.Itisnotneces—saryIpresumetotouchonotherpointshintedatinthejointlet—ter.Brsno
Ayer says the school at Fond du Lac isn't promising in terms of attendance
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Therehavebeann9indianaenoampedherewithén6‘0£‘V'H63k63'&ndnhene»p£obablyJ3ill—beLanaauxiugtn;win$er;to~remainanylanghh___cftime,Th
no Ojibwe camping near Fond du Lac still
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twastheopinionoftheBrethren,lastspring,thatLeechLakewasamorehopefulfieldthanthisplace&thatideahasbeforethemthatitmightbeexpedienttodiscontinuethis,&reoccupythatsta—tion.B
Leech Lake is more hopeful than Fond du Lac
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derallthesecircumstances,thequestionisseriouslypre—sentedtoourmindswhetherweareSpendingourstrengthtothebestedVentageinsinencingtheKingdomofchri
Ayer is questioning whether or not the Board is wise to continue operating at Fond du Lac
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SomelatemeasuresoftheAmFurCaAtoEiewallthemeetineustriousandenterprisingiggmhereanddrewethersaw
AFC is affecting population surrounding the missions
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heschonlsinceitsestablishmenthasbeenmadeupprincipal—lyofhalfbreedCatholicchildrenconnectedwiththeTradingho
School at Fond du Lac is primarily used by "half breed Catholic" children
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MrEhearingitfrequentlyrepeatedhydifferentindividualsthathisrighttore
Ely might be forced out
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WitnessingthesecasesandalsotheoneofthefirstChiefwhoprofessedfore'timetobeaProtestantChristian,butwithinayearturnedagainasthe"Dogtohisvomit"theIndianssuspectthehis—sionariesofsinistermotivesinattemptingtoconvertthemtothe_whitemansreligion,whichtheyimagineismadeupofforms
Ayer says the Natives are skeptical of Christianity
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FormorethanayearpastIhavethoughtthatthefundsoftheBoardweremisappliedinsupportingamissionatthisplaceAf—tersomemonthsresidencehereIamfullysatisfiedofthefact.myreasonsImayprobablystateinasubsequentlette
Ayer basically says that the Board is wasting their money at Fond du Lac
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tFondduLacalsothingsatpresentwearadiscouragingas
also not great at Fond du Lac according to Hall
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hefollowingarethereasonsforcontinuingFond.duLa
Reasons for staying at Fond du Lac
- property
- agriculture
- school
- less Catholicism than in past
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WithregardtoL.Lakeweallwereoftheopinion,thatitismoreimportantinanultimatepointofview,thanFondduLa
Why Leech Lake is better to occupy than Fond du Lac
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WewereunanimousinourviewswithregardtoreoccupyingLeechLake&inabandoningFondduLacincasetheBoardcannotsustainboth.Todowhichrequirestwo
Boutwell, Ayer, and Ely are all in agreement that if finances are bad, they should reoccupy Leech Lake and abandon Fond du Lac
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eshallleaveitforhim&hisbrethrentodecid
Greene tells Ely that Boutwell will decide where to stay for the next year
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ahaysbeensomanhabafflizatedth13.seaéonbysickn
Fond du Lac has sickness
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MrBoutwellwritesmefromFondduLac,thathehasdeterminedtoleavehisfamilytherewhilehegoeshimselftoLeechLaketoseetheIndiansthere,andtakecareofthepropertyhehasthere,andthenwillreturntoFduLtospendthewinter
Boutwell is going to leave his family at Fond du Lac while he travels to Leech Lake
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rrivedatFondduLa
Boutwell arrives at Fond du Lac (for permanent placement)
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tomothatyouhadbetterremovetooneofthosestationsandtakeupyourabo
Greene lists reasons why Boutwell should relocate
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greateratPokegummathanatFonduLac
Greene suggests that Boutwell relocate to Pokegoma or Fond du Lac
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AlthoughI.amnotChiaf,yetI.awrightfulowneroftheland.-(liecannot:sellthelanci,wewilllandittoyou)Youcanamenygurhouseonthepointwhereyounowl
Nindipen says Ely can build on land at Fond du Lac
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whoarebutlittlebetterinformedthan.the.India
The Catholics around Fond du Lac are comparable to the Natives, according to Ely
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WearebutMissCook,hrs.Ely,self&littleDaughter.Howlonr3138Cookwillremainisuncertain
Miss Cooke is still at Fond du Lac
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Ely is not requesting transfer yet
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YouwishmetoshowcharitytotheIndians——DoyouexpectmetofeedeveryManwhoasksproviéionsofme——or——thosewhocomeininthewinter,indistress-—evenasweheredonethepastWinter?He_repliedthe[?MS.torn]latter.Afterthetalk,I.invitedthemhomewithme,&tookanritingineffect,asabove,whichN.signed&'E.witnesse
Ely's conversation with Natives around Fond du Lac
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Wedonothateyou--wehatethosewhosentyouhere
Natives at Fon du Lac not highly receptive to missionary presence
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Ourcookingroomwas8by10infrontofchimney.ThiswasalsoourSchoolroo
Mission at Fond du Lac is very tiny
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hefruitsoftheschoolatFondulacareabundantaaeng—thefewhavelost,Remyimproved.GodmayyetgettohimselfGloryfrommypoorweaklaboursnhe
Fond du Lac now seems to be the only mission currently doing well in both labor and mission work
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oaso'ourIndianashouldgointothewoods,itmaybeexped-ientthatImwinto;itFondulaaratherthanatLepoin
Ely doesn't know whether he will need to be at Fond du Lac or La Pointe for the winter yet
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GodinhieProvidencehasagainbroughtmyoelf'afamilywithinashortdistanceofFeeon1&0!&thereasonofthisMovement,13,inshortth
After war erupted at Pokegoma, the mission families decided to leave, some of whom wanted to go to La Pointe and others to Fond du Lac
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WearrivedatFondulacaboutnoon.
The travel party arrives at Fond du Lac on the 3rd day of travel
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WeexpecttostartonourtourtoFondulaciftheweatherbefairsoIhavetospendtheremainderoftheweekinpreparingour“wapon"——awordmeaning,inthiscountry,provisionforajourne
Traveling to Fond du Lac
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lltheglGdSofFondduLacstationarenowremovedeithertoPokegemaorthisplace,save2Boxes,whhwillsoonbebroughtdown
Fond du Lac is completely moved out of
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DavidGreenetoDelia
Okay so it appears that Greene says the Board doesn't recommend that Cooke return to La Pointe, but that if she wants to still, they might let her?
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et,ifyouwentthereinobeiencetowhatappearedtoyoutobethecallsofGod'sprovidenceandhaveonestlylaboredthereforhim,youmaybesurethathehadsomeWisepurposeisendingyouthere,andthathehasnotcalledyoutoremovefromthatpost,untitheworkwhichhehadinviewwasaccomplish
Greene essentially tells Ely that he and his family are staying at Fond du Lac until it develops
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IhadlittlehopeoftheFonduLacstationfromthebegin'ning,thoughIhardlyknowwhatreasontoassignforit,exceptthestrengthofpaa1innuencether
Greene believes that the original failure of Fond du Lac was caused by the influence of Catholicism there
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elivermefromdealingwithsuchIndsasthese.
Ely doesn't want to occupy Fond du Lac anymore
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feélsomuchirritatedattimeswhensomeoftheseScampspresentthemselves&commencetheirbegging,thatIfeelwretchedenough,untilIseetheirbacks,&eventhenfeelwretchedthatIhaze£§l1.§
Ely describes the needs of the Natives through his own eyes at Fond du Lac
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Chiefgavemehismedisinba
a chief at La Pointe gives his medicine bag to Joseph Town, except it's actually at Fond du Lac?
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MissCookisnowatFondduLac.ShewentthereinMay&willprobablyremaintillnextspring.Heraidseemedtobeneededtheremorethanhere.MrElyiserectingsomesmallbuildingsfortheaccommodationofhisfamilyandschoo
Miss Cook is at Fond du Lac with Mr. Ely
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FondduLacandLeechLak
All Northwest Missions, but especially Fond du Lac and Leech Lake, need more labor to sustain them
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OneoftheseyoungmenspentthewinteratFondduLacwithMrEly
one travelling Native spent winter with Mr. Ely at Fond du Lac while travelling to Lac Courtiraille
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AndsothetotalnumberofthenEwly-convertedIndiansinthismission,sinceth
213 new converts since August (1835?) at Fond du Lac (?)
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hopeofhavingapermanentmissionaryintheirlocalitypleasedthemimmesely.Theyshowedmetheplacewheretheywishedtohavethemissionchurchndthehomeofthemissionary
Baraga claims that the Natives at Fond du Lac desperately want a missionary to reside there permanently
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PierreCotté
Baraga mentions the fur trader again (Pierre Cotte) who sings and reads to the Natives
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IwentonMay26ona,whereIspent14days.IfoundtheIndiansthereinthebestofconditions.ItisremarkablehowthesepoorIndianscankeeptheirfaithinreligion,sincetheyhavenomissionaryamongthe
In May, Baraga visits Fond du Lac (which was unoccupied by missionaries) and remarks how well off they are
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fheisneededmoreatFondduLac,oratsomeotherstationthanhere,hewillprobablylea
Sproat was supposed to go with Ely to Fond du Lac, but the sickness of Mrs. Hall made him stay at La Pointe to help Ms. Cooke with the school
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ltthattheSpiritdirectedhi
Mr. Town will occupy Fond du Lac
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thofthesamemo
52 Native baptized at Fond du Lac in September 1835 (148 total, everywhere?)
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thankedthegoodma
a pious fur-trader at Fond du Lac is the reason so many Ojibwe wanted to be converted (Pierre Cotte)
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ndiansinFondduLac
According to Baraga, the Natives at Fond du Lac want a priest
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withhisfamily,toFondduLacinafewda
at the end of September the Ely family will return to Fond du Lac
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Fondd
Both Fond du Lac and Sandy Lake are unoccupied
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doubtfulwhetherwemaycalculateoneno
lack of people and supplies makes it seem like Fond du Lac will be without missionaries for a while
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FondduLacistherefo
Fond du Lac is without missionaries in September 1835
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eretoassistMr.Hall.FondduLacistherefor
September 1835: Ely stays at La Pointe, Fond du Lac in unattended
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NinetymilesfromhereisantherIndianvillagecalledFondduLac,wheretherearemanyIndianswhowishtoaccepttheCatholicreligion
Fond du Lac is 90 miles from La Pointe, and according to Baraga has many Ojibwe who want to be converted
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FondduLac.ReachedtisplBro.Hall,inlookingoverthMNHS.1Box.P2528aceabout2pm.Theafternoonwasoccupiedwithapremises.&c.withaViewtoapermanentlocationforamission,andinmakingarrangementsforBro.E.toremainherethepresentwinter.At8
Fond du Lac and Mr. Ely
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erearesupposedtobenearlyasmanyIndiansintheFondduLacDepartment,asinalltheLakeSuperiorDepartmen
almost as many Natives in Fond du Lac as in all of Lake Superior area
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Embarkedabout10o’ClkA.M.withmydearWife,onboardaboatbelongingtoA.M.F.Co,boundtoFondduLacinchargeofDoct.Borup....PeterAzhaniguonaccompaniesus.HeisaNativeofF.du.Lac—1/4/White,--ConvertedhaslabouredoneyearwiththeMethodistBrethren,&cameoutwithtwoIndianPreachers,toestablishaMissionatLacCourtereille.Itwasdeemedexpendeintbythemtoreturn&winteratLePointe.Br.HallemployedonasInterpreter--&Petercametoassistme.HespeaksonlyOjibue—reads&writestolerablywellmownlan
Mr. Ely and his wife are travelling to Fond du Lac
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