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Newspaper
Wisconsin Argus
Location
Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1847
Page
3
A long, disjointed extract covers Indian affairs reporting on Chippewa and Menominee tribes. It cites Henry Dodge as Superintendent and includes requests to gather chiefs views on cession, treaties, and potential relocation, with references to WISCONSIN frontier policy and U S government presents.
A letter to the Indian Affairs secretary discusses a proposed treaty to resolve trader claims and payments to the Menomini and other tribes. It argues a large land cession southwest of the Menomonies would be needed, with payments over years to satisfy creditors and enable settlement, while noting political resistance and the Senate’s stance. The missive requests guidance on presenting views to influence the purchase and avoidance of conflicts.
Legislative draft from 1647 details a voting process on April first for town and precinct officers and for licenses to sell intoxicating liquors. The act outlines separate ballot boxes, canvassing by town and county officers, and license grant rules based on majority votes, with licenses expiring six days after the election. Averoven, February 11, 1647.
The Wisconsin Territory assembly passes a joint resolution crediting Jonathan Larkin with forty five thousand three hundred and forty two dollars for treasury indebtedness as of January 1 1847 and fixes officer compensation at three dollars per day for the current session. It also authorizes Fond du Lac county to copy deeds from Brown county records and requires payment from Fond du Lac treasury. Memorials urge mail routes from Prairie du Chien to La Pointe and a road to connect copper regions with the Mississippi Valley for regional growth.
The Wisconsin territorial assembly asks Congress to establish mail routes from the Falls of St Croix to Lake Superior, Prairie du Chien to Slack River, and the Falls of Shigpowa river, every two weeks, to aid settlers and develop lumber and mineral resources. It also seeks land appropriation to finish the Grant River improvement at Potosi, urging use of reserved sections to complete the work and support rising Upper Mississippi commerce.
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