Wisconsin Historical Society

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A French visitor describes the Menominee's 1838 annuity payment.

Un Payement de Menomonies, 1838

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An account written in 1855 by de Neveu of his visit in October 1838 to the Wolf River to witness the payment to the Menominee Indians of their annual payment from the United States government. A typed English translation follows the color images of the original manuscript.

Citation

Neveu, Gustave de. "Un Payement de Menomonies, 1838." Original manuscript in the Wisconsin Historical Society Archives (SC 2275), accompanied by English translation;