Journal of the Lewis Cass expedition, 1820 May 24-Sept. 1.

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Journal of the Lewis Cass expedition, 1820 May 24-Sept. 1.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122585724

Describes the expedition made by Lewis Cass, governor of the Michigan Territory, to visit the Indian tribes in the region. The party traveled from Detroit along Lake St. Clair to Lake Huron, past Sault Ste. Marie and along the Wisconsin shore of Lake Superior, through Minnesota lakes to the headwaters of the Mississippi, down the Mississippi to Prairie du Chien, up the Wisconsin River and Green Bay to Lake Michigan, and thence to Chicago. The journal describes the scenery and events of the voyage, military and political history of places visited, meetings and negotiations with Indians, and observations on mineral resources.

4 v. ; 16 cm.

Rosenbach Museum & Library

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Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866

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Lewis Cass (October 9, 1782 – June 17, 1866) was an American military officer, politician, and statesman. He represented Michigan in the United States Senate and served in the Cabinets of two U.S. Presidents, Andrew Jackson and James Buchanan. He was also the 1848 Democratic presidential nominee and a leading spokesman for the Doctrine of Popular Sovereignty, which held that the people in each territory should decide whether to permit slavery. Born in Exeter, New Hampshire, he attended Philli...

Mackay, Aeneas, fl. 1820.

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Lieutenant of the 3rd Regiment, U.S. Artillery, in charge of troops sent by the War Department to provide security for Cass's expedition. From the description of Journal of the Lewis Cass expedition, 1820 May 24-Sept. 1. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122585724 ...