George Johnston collection 1838-1843

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George Johnston collection 1838-1843

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Correspondence (Circa 5 leaves)

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Scott Polar Research Institute

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Scott Polar Research Institute

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Weddell, James, 1787-1834

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Johnston, George

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Epithet: of Add MS 29533 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000356.0x0002eb George Johnston (also spelled Johnson) was the son of John Johnston, an Irish immigrant and O-Shau-gus-co-day-way-gua, a Chippewa Indian woman. In 1826, he was a sub-Indian agent at LaPointe, Wisconsin; later in 1835, he was appointed by the then Secretary of War Lewis Cass to survey the northern Michigan boundary between the Sioux and Chi...