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
eshouldnotbesurprizedifthedisaffectedstateoffeelingamongtheIndiansshouldsoincreasethatitwouldheunadtisaiietoreestablishatLeechLake,buteventoabandonPokegc
It sounds like Ayer and Ely want to be done
MrEhearingitfrequentlyrepeatedhydifferentindividualsthathisrighttore
Ely might be forced out
OurfamilyisnowenlargedbyMr.[EdmundF.]ElyandMr.Air[FrederickAyer]andson,whoarestayingwithusaweekorso,theyappeartobejustmenwalkinginthefearoftheLor
Ely and Ayer visit Mills and Sproat
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
ouwillbealittlesurpriedwhenItellyouMrElyslittlegirlafewdaysagowastakenoutofthecreekfrdead.Theyworkedseveralhoursbeforeshediscoveredanywarmthinhrbody&hardlyanysymptomsofanimation.ImentionthisthatyoumaydoubleyourwatchfulnessoverlittleJulia
Boutwell tell Aitkin that Ely's daughter nearly drowned
eshallleaveitforhim&hisbrethrentodecid
Greene tells Ely that Boutwell will decide where to stay for the next year
Theprejudiceagotherwise.ItisinsistedthatsomesecretmotivefordoingformerwordsconceringourmgMen,2Boys,4YoungWomen,7dnggoodprogress,consideringhichinallcaseshasbeenveryfewdaysintheschool—thenonsentSchoolarestudyingbothOjibue&English.Youngmenmadesomepronciency,r,inthetwonrstprinciplesofspectsforusefulnessaredarkerthanheretoforethey.ainstusasAmericansisincreasingratherthanwearesentherebyGovernment,&thatGovthavegso
Ely tells Bushnell that favor toward the Whites in Ojibwe country isn't favorable
TeacherPupi
Ely explains attendance to Daniel Bushnell, Indian Agent
Bro.Elysooncametoseemen,andinformedmethatbothourlittleonesareillwithcoughandso;ethroat.Ifoundthemquiteill,especiallydearAntoinett
Boutwell and Ely's children are ill
AlthoughI.amnotChiaf,yetI.awrightfulowneroftheland.-(liecannot:sellthelanci,wewilllandittoyou)Youcanamenygurhouseonthepointwhereyounowl
Nindipen says Ely can build on land at Fond du Lac
whoarebutlittlebetterinformedthan.the.India
The Catholics around Fond du Lac are comparable to the Natives, according to Ely
.will,as
Ely is not requesting transfer yet
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
PomschristianawhereWevisitedlabtSummertho'tthatifthachurchtowhichnheybelongeag.could,incampanywithtwoorthreeotherchurchessuppart-a.é£ationamongtheIndians&keepupacor»respondenoewith.themissionarieaatthatstation,theyshoulddomuchmore&taksaiar‘deaper‘tnterestthantheyshouldtosendwhattheyraised_ngrtheBeardnotknowingwhereitwasappropriated.whatwouldyou;committeathinkofta
Mrs. Ely offers a suggestion to Mr. Greene about a sort of collection of churches in the area supporting the Natives and doing missionary work as a whole
Ybu,§reprobablyawarethat‘odhastakentwoofournhreechildrent
two of Ely's children died
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
hichtheywillpayinlabour,beag¢ing,fish,&
to keep the Natives in his area, Ely bought them fishing and hunting supplies, to be repaid through labor and game
Thedisease(whichprovedtobetheDysentary)soonassumedamalignanttypeandragedwithgreatsever-fity1:111it.terminatedthelivesofin-r"oldestchild(alittlegirlof3years)andMrB3youngestchild(20monthsofage)nnefornerlivedoneweekfromitsfirstattach,thelatter10d
Dysentery kills Ely's oldest and Boutwell's youngest
MrElyarrivedfromLePoin1months.HeisnowinSCllOOwinter.Itisina
at Pokegoma, Ely is making the school thrive
whenGodconvertsthemtheywillflocktotheirfarms&houaes,butifwearetowaituntilnocanassembleacongregationbytheprocessofcolonization,I.feartheOjibuenationwillfallintotheglove&hellbeforetheyheartheSoape
Ely seems to be saying that God should just convert the Ojibwe, because if the missionaries try to do it, it will never happen
rElyhasnotbodilystrengthsufficienrforanylaboriousbusines
Ely is weak
et,ifyouwentthereinobeiencetowhatappearedtoyoutobethecallsofGod'sprovidenceandhaveonestlylaboredthereforhim,youmaybesurethathehadsomeWisepurposeisendingyouthere,andthathehasnotcalledyoutoremovefromthatpost,untitheworkwhichhehadinviewwasaccomplish
Greene essentially tells Ely that he and his family are staying at Fond du Lac until it develops
tterunderstandingofeachone'sappropriatedutiesinthemission
Articles of Agreement between Hall and Ely about what each other do
elivermefromdealingwithsuchIndsasthese.
Ely doesn't want to occupy Fond du Lac anymore
MissCookisnowatFondduLac.ShewentthereinMay&willprobablyremaintillnextspring.Heraidseemedtobeneededtheremorethanhere.MrElyiserectingsomesmallbuildingsfortheaccommodationofhisfamilyandschoo
Miss Cook is at Fond du Lac with Mr. Ely
OneoftheseyoungmenspentthewinteratFondduLacwithMrEly
one travelling Native spent winter with Mr. Ely at Fond du Lac while travelling to Lac Courtiraille
AgreementbetweenNindipens&Ely,June16,18
Nindipens and Eninabonde make a deal with Mr. Ely that he can use all the grass and timber he pleases in the land that is his
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
Andbythebye,I.havenotmention-edthatI.hadahelper.TheMethodistssentout3YoungmentogotoLac.Courterei
Ely has 3 helpers for working the school
Ifyoufind'DrSir,thatI.asktoomuch,Ihopeyouwillcheckm
Ely asks for a lot for the school in order to maintain the attention of attending students (scholars) and attract new members
MrElytcLJmenottosayanythingtoherbutwhipherdirectly,&thenadded,"sheneverdoessotome.Itisbecauseyouareslackinyourgovernment.Alas,Ifearitistootrue.Ifrequentlyspeaktoheroftenbeforesheminds.Imustbegin,adifferantcourse.Iwillspeaktoheronce,&ifshedoesnothear,speaktoheragain,&thencorrectherifshedisobeys.Some-timeswhentoldtodoathing,sheisheedlessaboutit&goesratherwnndslowlyIdonotknowwhattodointhatcase,ifsheunderstoodmoreitNbeverydiffere
Parenting styles
heTaw-Rouzecameinthismorningtoaskmeforalittlephysio.Itold[him]Iwouldgivehimsomesalts.Wehadverylittleofthat.Hesaidhehadbeensickagoodmanydays.Igave.himsome.Iwenttohislodgethisafternoon,themedecinehadoppor—atedwe
the Taw-Rouze (Native Doctor?) asks Mrs. Ely for salt because he has been sick
836Jan.4MydearhusbandleftthismorningincompanywithanIn-dianboy,(Kucgetash)forLapoin
1/4/1836: Mr. Ely leaves for La Pointe with Kuogetash (Native boy)
Sufferedmuchfromthetooth-achetoday.Itwillprobablyulceratebytomorrowmornin
Mrs. Ely has a busted tooth
withhisfamily,toFondduLacinafewda
at the end of September the Ely family will return to Fond du Lac
eretoassistMr.Hall.FondduLacistherefor
September 1835: Ely stays at La Pointe, Fond du Lac in unattended
FondduLac.ReachedtisplBro.Hall,inlookingoverthMNHS.1Box.P2528aceabout2pm.Theafternoonwasoccupiedwithapremises.&c.withaViewtoapermanentlocationforamission,andinmakingarrangementsforBro.E.toremainherethepresentwinter.At8
Fond du Lac and Mr. Ely
AlinefromBr.Elyrecdthisev
Mr. Ely tells Mr. Boutwell that the first chief, La Gueule Plot, wants a school
erequestthatHrSeymourorElymaybesenttoouraidnextspring"iftheLordwil
Mr. Ayer requests Mr. Ely or Mr. Seymour
yIsupposeIam18yearsofag
Mrs. Ely is only 18
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
amtobelocatedatSandyLake
Ely confirms he is to be located at Sandy Lake to teach
rE.toteachtheschoolther
Mr. Ely will teach school at Sandy Lake
erewelefttochooseweshouldpreferhrE.ec‘woarewellacquaintedwithhim,andknowthatourvieweonthesubjectofplinlivingandvarioussubjectsconnect-edwithmissionaryOperationsharmoniz
Ayer expects Ely to close his Mission near Sandy Lake because not many Natives settle there and requests that Ely be sent to Yellow Lake because he has similar views to the Ayer Mission Family
hisisthenrsttimethatIhaveknownofhispretensionstotheDictators
A Native son of the late chief Shing Up, doesn't like that the Ely's are building on a certain spot, Ely calls it a dictatorship