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Term: Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe, 1793 - 1864
Definition: Indian agent and author; explored Missouri and Arkansas (1817-18) and sources of the Mississippi (1820) before becoming Indian agent for Lake Superior (1822-36) and Michigan commissioner of Indian Affairs (1836-41); wrote a richly detailed volume of Personal Memoirs. The Wisconsin Historical Society has manuscripts related to this topic. See the catalog description of the Henry Rowe Schoolcraft Correspondence for details. View a related article at Wisconsin Magazine of History Archives.
[Source: His memoirs, available through Turning Points in Wisconsin History (www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/).]
Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe, 1793 - 1864
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