Some account of the Department of Fond du Lac or Mississippi, by George Henry Monk, Esq., [1807].

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Monk, George H. (George Henry). Some account of the Department of Fond du Lac or Mississippi, by George Henry Monk, Esq., [1807].

Some account of the Department of Fond du Lac or Mississippi, by George Henry Monk, Esq., [1807].

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Two photostatic copies (11 leaves, 19 leaves) of a handwritten letter to Roderic Mackenzie of the North West Company by George H. Monk at the Fond du Lac department and an accompanying account by Monk describing the portage route from Fond du Lac to Sandy Lake and to the Mississippi, with descriptions of the region's lakes and rivers; the topography, fauna, and flora of the region; trading posts and methods of conducting business; and the Indians and their customs.

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