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Page 161
... knew that the British would not do anything for him . Their reason was that he had been living on the American side . Perhaps if they had been victorious they would have been more generous . The Americans also refused to recompense him ...
... knew that the British would not do anything for him . Their reason was that he had been living on the American side . Perhaps if they had been victorious they would have been more generous . The Americans also refused to recompense him ...
Page 221
... knew a little about Tanner's history ; no one knew a great deal , and some knew stories about him which had never come to pass . He was reputed by the French to be skilled in Indian sorcery , and they were afraid of him . With the white ...
... knew a little about Tanner's history ; no one knew a great deal , and some knew stories about him which had never come to pass . He was reputed by the French to be skilled in Indian sorcery , and they were afraid of him . With the white ...
Page 330
... knew that his father was very ill . The door gave directly upon the night , and there was no other visible presence . He shut the door , stopped a mo- ment to observe the light , for the draft caused by the open door had drawn a thin ...
... knew that his father was very ill . The door gave directly upon the night , and there was no other visible presence . He shut the door , stopped a mo- ment to observe the light , for the draft caused by the open door had drawn a thin ...
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American Fur Company Americans Anna Maria bark began blanket blue brought Cadotte Canadian canoe cedar Charlotte Chegoimegon copper dark door Douglass Houghton Eliza eyes face Father Bingham feet fire Florentin Fort Brady Fort William French furs George George Johnston girl Glade grass green hair hand head heard Henry Schoolcraft Henry's Hudson's Bay Indian Island James Jameson Jane Jane's John Johnston John McDougall Justine knew Lake Lake Superior land lock lodge Ma-mongazid Mackinac Manabozho manido Mary's Michel Mide moccasins Molly Montreal morning mother Neengay never night Northwest Company Ojibway Ottawas Penaysee Point Portage rapids river Sassaba Sault shore shoulders side silver Simon McTavish slowly smoke snow spring stood sugar summer sweet Tanner took traders treaty trees village voyageurs Waub Waub-ojeeg Wayishkee White Fisher wife wigwams wind winter woman woods young