Ohio archæological and historical quarterly (1887)
Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society · Columbus : Published for the Society by A.H. Smythe · leaf 387
ce to that country as afield for the exercise of their religious proclivities. It was herethat they parted with LaSalle who held firmly to his purpose ofexploring the Ohio River country. Joliet and his companions are entitled to be considered thefirst white men or Europeans to pass over any portion… … MARQUETTE AND JOLIET. In 1672, Frontenac, then Governor of Canada, and Talon,the Intendant, determined to send an expedition to the regionsfurther west than had yet been visited by white men and to searchout and locate the great Mississippi river and to learn as much Water Highways and Carrying…
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