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heAm.FurCoareabouttoreestablishatradinghouseatL.LakeinchargeofMrWmDavenport,formerlyincharg
AFC is about to open trade port at Leech Lake
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twastheopinionoftheBrethren,lastspring,thatLeechLakewasamorehopefulfieldthanthisplace&thatideahasbeforethemthatitmightbeexpedienttodiscontinuethis,&reoccupythatsta—tion.B
Leech Lake is more hopeful than Fond du Lac
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Iwillonlyadd,thatinleavingL.LakeIleftmygarden&houseinthecareoftheC
Boutwell left things in the charge of the Chief at Leech Lake
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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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earenotabandoningLeechLakeforgood,buthopetoresumeitagain.WeareunderthenecessityofleavirgoneofourstationsforthepresentormaintainthematthedisadvantageofmyremainingaloneatL[eech]Lake&MrElyatFduLac
Boutwell tells Sibley that Leech Lake isn't abandoned long term
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owever,ifhecancomewithoutexpensetotheBoard,canbekeptunderyoureye,andcangobackwithoutbeingheldupmuchforashow,Ithinkweshallnotobjecttohis
But as long as the Chief of Leech Lake is Boutwell's problem, Greene is fine with him traveling with him
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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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tomothatyouhadbetterremovetooneofthosestationsandtakeupyourabo
Greene lists reasons why Boutwell should relocate
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ftheIndianscontinuetoharasshimasmuchastheyhavedoneatLeechLake,itseemstomebestthatheshould,thecomingfall,joinyouandmakehishometherefortheprese
Greene suggests sending Boutwell to Ayer because the Natives are harassing him at Leech Lake
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- travel
- Mr. Ely
- chief
- Mr. Ayer
- Fond du Lac
- Mr. Greene
- Pokegama
- Mr. Boutwell
- American Fur Company
- Leech Lake
- trade
- mission family
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WeallfeelthatbothLeechLakeandRedLakegg§§_beoccupiedimmodalate
all the current missionaries want Leech Lake and Red Lake occupied immediately
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tRedLakeandLeechLake,asitseemstousaretwoveryinvit-ingfieldsoflabour.
Red Lake and Leech Lake are promising for missions
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heyvisitedLeechLakeandRedLakeandotherplacesontheway,toascertainwhataretheprospectsinthatregionformissionaryOperation
Ayer visited Red Lake and Leech Lake to access them for missions again
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IneversawtheseInds.halfsogivenuptoeveryspeciesofwicked-nes
According to Boutwell, the Ojibwe at Leech Lake are spiritually and moral less than any other he has seen
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hatIspokeloud&plain
Boutwell describes a conflict he had with some of the Natives in his area
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henextthingisrevenge
Boutwell is put on a list of men suspected of stealing ammunition, and his cattle are killed by the Natives in the region
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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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IknowtheIndian.Iknowhimwell,forIamanIndianmyself.Hethinkslittleandspeaksmuch.Hedoesnotlookbeyondthepresent,andhehatesyourobjectinhisheart,althoughitisoneofcharityandforthebenentofhimselfandchildren.
This is how the second chief of the Leech Lake band views Boutwell and his mission efforts
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AmandthezealofPaul&thefaithofAbraham
Boutwell hired a Catholic Frenchman as a laborer, but feels that he is not a good representation of the faith, and has decided to do all laboring himself - he asks for a pious man to be sent to Leech Lake instead
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handedandthenrstyeardshimselfembarrassedandabletoadvancebutceneedstobere-enforced
Boutwell has been at Leech Lake for two years, working solo, so the progress is slow and needs to be re-enforced
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yhouse,whenIbegantooccupyit,hadadoor,threewindows&amudchimney,butneitherchair,stool,tableorbed-stead
Boutwell built his own house at Leech Lake
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IfaMissionfumiEyr————————______—+consistedofoneman&twofemales,itmightbedifficulttoeradicateff35—555—1537‘fn§“imvro§§1onthathokoayohastooWiveo
a mission family with two women might look like a polygamous relationship to the Natives
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Itisdesirablethatthoroshouldbethreegersono.-~atalleventsthoroshoulibotwo.Afamilymightconsistofonemale&twofemales,thernvoroewoulihoweverbeprefrablo;two‘maiéo&onefemale.MuchasIhaveboonwonttodobroontetheideaof‘aMiasionarthothoeeIn;n.beilnawr—ried,Imustfranklyadmititsproprietyifamissionintoboloo—atodhe
Boutwell's suggestions for a mission family at Leech Lake
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nInd.roullmostsurelytthesd—‘ventardofyourliberolity.Every
Boutwell sees the Natives as charity seeking
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twillbeimpossible,atleastsofarasIcansee,tosustainasmallschooleven,withoutfeediecthechil.tosomeextent.IftheInds.zenhe‘nduoedbyexample&otherhelps,suchasEecd&preparingtheground,tocultivutcmorelargely,theyyould,Ihavenodoubtfurnishprovisionsfortheirohil.inp
the school will have to feed children regardless, but parents can contribute more if they settle down and cultivate land
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heexpenseofestablishing&supportingaMissionfamilyhere,lcouldsay,fromtheobservation&estimate'Ihavebeenabletomake,itwouldnotexceed3600,norwould-itprobablybelessthan$500.
Mission Family costs at Leech Lake
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hatthereareindividualswhowouldbeun—willingtohavetheirchil.instructedatpresent,Ihavenodoubt.Iamnotwithouthopehowever,thatbykindness&ajudiciouscourseofconduct,theirprejudiceswouldsoongiveway
Boutwell understands not all families want their children taught, but he believes that they will eventually
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eLordhathopenedadoor&isapparentlypreparingthesayforyoutooccupythisfieldassoonasyoucanfurnishthemen&mean
the school and mission should be established as soon as funds are available
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hisband&severalothersinthevicinityarenowsmokingthepipeofpeacewiththeSiouxs
bands around Leech lake have made peace with the Sioux
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tisararethingthatanInd.willnothavedealingswithbothhouses,&atthesametimemakeitapointofhonourtocheatonetocourtth
Natives trade with traders and with someone else, which causes them to cheat at least one party
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uchbeingthestateofthings,thereisalwaysstrife,con-tention&everyevilworkbetweenthetwohouses
lending on credit and unfair trades
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eplanwhichwehaveformedwouldplaceourordainedmissionary&hiswife,withaninterpreterafemaleteachers,&perhapsanotherfemalehelper,atLaPointe;acatechistandafemaleteacheratYellowLake;&anordainedmissionary&amaleteacheratSandyLake,withtheexpectationthattheformerwillvisitLeechLake,&perhaps,spendaconsiderableportionoftheyearthere,preparingthewayforapermanentestablishmenttherenext
proposed division of labor for the various missions: ordained missionary, his wife, an interpreter, female teachers (La Pointe): catechist, female teacher (Yellow Lake): ordained missionary, male teacher (Sandy Lake and Leech Lake)
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hersthatLeechLakeistheplacetolocateamissionforthatIsectionofthecountry
I think this is saying that Mr. Ayer thinks Leech Lake, not La Pointe, is the best spot for a mission because so many different bands congregate there
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LacduFlanbeaumightbeapproachedbytheOuisocuein;YellowLake,bytheSt.Groin;andSandyLake,LeechLakeandalmostalltheIndianbandsinthatdirection,bytheMississippianditsuppertributa
how to access each band via waterway
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