1gnawedthepaymentatLunest,area:nearitsanmmenwiththeHiasipRive}.nbersUtamareganazalaanzéfaetianthanwasapprehended-—themwagbimettnemerymanab.ahild---theyfellEbertfarthewomen,‘bun”fned§fte¢au6y*wat-madaup~£athoudawTherewasaIargésapply-ofHEmEmjun%n%Qnr&~nbbq
Missions are still providing for the Ojibwe
IlegitL8Points»13ml“ofAug.&arrivedhereonthe11th¢~£oundnheEndsinaSkate6?unusualexcitemenn,&exasperationagainns[£333thewhiteswhphadcomeintonhecounnryfarthepurpase0fcuttingluMBer
Boutwell came to Pokegoma from La Pointe and encountered the same mindsets from the Ojibwe
heCatholicsatthisplacearebecomingconsiderablenumerous,andaredoingwhattheycantodrawsoulsintothevortexoftheirer—ror.TheCanadiansandhalf-breedsofCanadiandescentareofcourseRomanCatholic
stronger catholic presence at La Pointe
isexamplehasdonemuchtoprejudicethemindsofthepeopleagainstvitalpiet
Warren is a bad influence on the Natives at La Pointe
Everythingthatcanbepurchasedatall,isprocuredatanexpensedoublethatforwhichitcanbeprocuredwithyo
provisions are expensive out there in the wild west
journeyshewishestheBoardto
Cooke wants the Board to pay for her travels back into "society" - I'm not sure she mentioned this in previous letters to Greene
Catholiccongregationhereisverynumerous
Strong Catholic presence at La Pointe
IquestionmuchwhetheritismydutytoreturntoLaPointet
Sproat isn't sure he wants to return to La Pointe
Thethoughthasoccurredtomethatsixmonthsspentinthestudyofmedicine,withsomeablepractitioner,wouldbeofgreaterservicetomeasamissionarythananyothercoursewhichIcouldpursue.Willyoupleasewriteandinformmehowtheplanpresentsitselftoyou,andifyouthinkthattherewouldbeanobjectio
Sproat "agrees" with Greene that he would do well at La Pointe, but then "offers" that perhaps he would be more useful longterm if he studied in New England over the winter
MissCoo
Even though miss cooke has been released, she doesn't know and so she stays there
hestateofreligionherethepastyearhasbeenlow.
Low religious prosperity at La Pointe
IquestionmuchwhetheritismydutytoreturntoLaPointethis
Sproat tells Greene he's not sure he should return to La Pointe
SHalltoDavidGreene,LaPointe
Hall apologizes to Greene for sending Sproat to look for help because the Board is so broke
till,ifitberepenition,wewishtolearnhowyouare;&‘whan‘yeuaredeing.&wheegraeheetearebeforeyoutocheerordepressyen:heart.Yenneednen:efhenwritefully,orgointoanyexee£;deta;leAsummaryViewcfyeqrileboreintheseveraldepartmenteandthegeneralprogressofnhinge-ieallthanisnecessary;exceptbeéeayear,whenwewantafull'reportgunlegeyouhavecommunicationenemakewhicharecalledferhhbyeventsofspecialintere
Greene wants Hall to write more about the affairs of the Mission
itinwellforthemissionthathaleavesit,whileitwouldatthesametimemakenofearthathewouldoftenwhar~everhemaybelocated,speakinanunaavioedandunfriendlyman»norofhisbrethrenandofthemissio
Greene is okay with Town leaving La Pointe
vemelesstimetodevouttodirectlaboursfortheIndiansthanIcouldwish.IhavesaidtohimallIthoughtwouldbeofanyuse,toinducehimtostayandlabourinthesemissions,wherehemightrenderessentialservice.Butifhismind-couldnotberenderedmoresettledinregardtoremaining,thanithasbeenforseveralmonthspast,hewouldrenderusbutlittleaidbyremainingwithus
Hall tried to convince Town to stay so that Hall's workload wasn't crazy, but no dice
ewasdesiroustoleavethusearly,inordertoestablishhimselfinsomekindofbusiness,andprocurethemeanstomakehisfamilyocomfortablebeforeanotherwinte
Mr. Town left La Pointe to start a business and his wife will join him soon
butclothingisbetterthanalmostanythingelsetopaythelabourwehavetohire.
new clothing is the best payment method for Native labor
lyfemalethatisa515,byinacond
Mrs. Wheeler is the only female at La Pointe able to perform domestic duties
erethewifeofamiasionaryoanmostthefenmalenowhereofthechurch,themothoraandthat;danghtono.onaexertanimportantinfluencewhereitwomlnbeimpossibloforthemissionaryhimselftolaborwithmuah
According to Wheeler, missions needs more womyn because they can exert more domestic influence than men on the Natives
theboom39mg:garnish:nre»withsomefemaleassistantEgg]tolaboras.dom1o££o{gig}Helploouéfami
The Wheeler family has been at La Pointe for a year and a half and asks the Board for a female assistant
fourlaboursdonotaccomplishennughtamakeitanobjecttomaintainushere.itisforyoutoredallusfromthefiel
Hall again leaves it up to the Board and Greene to decide if they are doing good enough work to stay at the Mission
TheChurchatthisplaoowagorganizedonznho'BGEhofAug.133
Demographics of the church at La Pointe
oaso'ourIndianashouldgointothewoods,itmaybeexped-ientthatImwinto;itFondulaaratherthanatLepoin
Ely doesn't know whether he will need to be at Fond du Lac or La Pointe for the winter yet
GodinhieProvidencehasagainbroughtmyoelf'afamilywithinashortdistanceofFeeon1&0!&thereasonofthisMovement,13,inshortth
After war erupted at Pokegoma, the mission families decided to leave, some of whom wanted to go to La Pointe and others to Fond du Lac
ehavehadnonewsfrom3Qg_ggg;g_aincelastfall.Weexpectbutlittletillthebreak—ingupofourlongwinter.Ihaveaeennopapa:ofadateearlierngggJthanSept.last
Hall and La Pointe have not heard from Greene or the Board since September 1841
hassucceedadverywell
All girls school at La Pointe is functioning well
ostofthegoodaaredesigned.fonthepaymentofhelp;andsuchotherexpensesasmustotherwisebepaidin
Most of the things Hall asks for are for other families around La Pointe
willnowgiveyouafewitemsofourdomestichistoryforafewmonthspast
Boutwell's account of encountering the Ojibwe as they fled the Sioux
MrBwasabsent3weeks.HefoundmostofourpeopleatLePcint,undertheearsofBrHall,whofurnishedthemworksufficienttohelpthemtotheirdailyfoo
The majority of Pokegoma Natives went to La Pointe
Thepreopootsofthismissionaredark&discouragingsofarastheInda.areconosrne
While Pokegoma seems to be doing rather well, Boutwell suggests that La Pointe is struggling to stay afloat
The longer these letters go on, the less successful the Missions appear to be
hissirnameisCo
A new farmer, Coe, at La Pointe is very pious
Wefealthatanimportantpointhasbgengainedinbreaksinguptheirinveneratehabinofbegging&intméducingthatoflabcrinitsstead
Boutwell and Ayer started using a system of labor for the Natives to receive food, rather than them "begging"
100
Hall wants for the Board to give La Pointe $1000 for the year to come (1841)
hinkheeughttohav6somehalptosharenheneocssarylabeursofourfamalea
Hall requests more female help at La Pointe
nfidenhthat1%isnetyethopel
unlike the other missionaries, Hall doesn't want to quit (or is it reverse psychology??)
istoubgnggbuged=tn'mpendso-muehnime&n¢atxangthinmanuallabour.asmuchneluvtarnupnmyaparopxiane‘dutiasa3amissionaryandminisner.ThisIjghavedameanddonebeeauseIthoughtitautyned9
Hall is also finding himself spending (in his opinion) too much time on manual labor and not enough time preaching
ngagajdnbOurexpendituresf9?theyearneeama,lzealaop~strainedneaskferamareliberalgrantnemeetnhgm,than.1anKnQforlastyear
Hall needs more money to keep La Pointe afloat
Thelabourofasinglefemalew0uldrelieveme&setmeatlibertytodevotemytimetodirectMissionarylabours--butnosuchhelpistobehadher
Hall expressed to Ely that he was in need of another woman at La Pointe because his wife was continually ill and he was doing all the housework
Chiefgavemehismedisinba
a chief at La Pointe gives his medicine bag to Joseph Town, except it's actually at Fond du Lac?
heinnuencetheCatholicsareexertingisbecomingmoreapparenteveryyea
the missionaries believe that the Catholic influence is increasing every year
uniformorthographywoulddomuchtofacilitatetheprogressofmissionshereinseveralrespec
a uniform orthography is felt to be needed in order to progress the mission
reachin
Preaching at La Pointe is the best it's ever been in 1836
Mr.Boutwellismoreinfaultthanyourself.Butinhemanwhomweemploytodothatbusinesswasaquentlytoinquirewhatheshoul
the tone of Hall's response suggests that he frustrated at the Mission and at Greene
fheisneededmoreatFondduLac,oratsomeotherstationthanhere,hewillprobablylea
Sproat was supposed to go with Ely to Fond du Lac, but the sickness of Mrs. Hall made him stay at La Pointe to help Ms. Cooke with the school
fIthoughtyouorLydiacouldbetion,AreyounotwillingtoserveChristinthisw
Hall essentially asks his sisters to come help at La Pointe
heIndiansaretakingInninitoLapointeheisverysickIsgoing,tobecuredbythemedicinemenatLapointe
Innini is being taken to La Pointe to see the doctors there
836Jan.4MydearhusbandleftthismorningincompanywithanIn-dianboy,(Kucgetash)forLapoin
1/4/1836: Mr. Ely leaves for La Pointe with Kuogetash (Native boy)
eretoassistMr.Hall.FondduLacistherefor
September 1835: Ely stays at La Pointe, Fond du Lac in unattended
NinetymilesfromhereisantherIndianvillagecalledFondduLac,wheretherearemanyIndianswhowishtoaccepttheCatholicreligion
Fond du Lac is 90 miles from La Pointe, and according to Baraga has many Ojibwe who want to be converted
henumberofmycatechuensisveryremarkable.Theyardentlylongforholybaptism,andwillreceiveitssoonastheyarebetterinstructe
according to Baraga, the Ojibwe at La Pointe are desperate to be baptised (50 between August 2 and 9)
buildingofamission
a mission church is built at La Pointe and is functional August 9 1835
Trulythelackofpriestsintheirregionislamentabl
The area around La Pointe is low on priests
ButItoldthegooIndiansthattheirbrothersonLakeSuperior,whohaveneverseenapriest,ne(1spiritualaidmuchmorethanthey,andthatanothermissionarycertainlwouldcomesoontoArbreCroche;bywhichtheywerecalmedsomew
Natives at Arbre Croche want Baraga to stay and be their missionary, but he tells them that he is more needed at La Pointe
appropriatio
the government is fully willing to help "civilize" the Natives at La Pointe
heschoolhasbeensuspendedforeightweeks.AswecouldobtainnohelpwewereunabletodowithoutMissCook'sassistanceinthefamily.Sheisabouttocommenceagain
because many of the women at La Pointe are/have been very sick, school closed for 8 weeks
MissCookhashadthewholechargeoftheschool.Sheismuchdevotedtotheinterestsofthechildren
Miss Cook is the teacher at La Pointe in November 1833
eplanwhichwehaveformedwouldplaceourordainedmissionary&hiswife,withaninterpreterafemaleteachers,&perhapsanotherfemalehelper,atLaPointe;acatechistandafemaleteacheratYellowLake;&anordainedmissionary&amaleteacheratSandyLake,withtheexpectationthattheformerwillvisitLeechLake,&perhaps,spendaconsiderableportionoftheyearthere,preparingthewayforapermanentestablishmenttherenext
proposed division of labor for the various missions: ordained missionary, his wife, an interpreter, female teachers (La Pointe): catechist, female teacher (Yellow Lake): ordained missionary, male teacher (Sandy Lake and Leech Lake)
wouldnotbelessthan$3,000,norexceed$3,500
expected costs for a school at La Pointe is $3000-$3500
eligiousexerciseontheSabbathfortheIndians
Sabbath exercise for the Natives at La Pointe
mall,seldomexceedingtwentyscholars,andalargepartofthetimenotabovetwelveorfifteen.Onthereturnofthetraders,shouttheletofAug.itnumberedsomewhatmore.Severalchildrenwereleftbyclerksinthefam—iliesatthisplacetoattendschool.AfterthereturnoftheIndiansfromtheirgardens,aboutthefirstofSept.itnumberedthirtyormore,endaveraged25.FromthefirstofNov.whentheIndiansleft.fortheirfishinggrounds,mostoftheIndianboysleftalso,andhaveattendedbutlittlesince.Atthepres-enttimeitnumbers23,andaverages30."ithoneexceptiontheconductofthescholarshasbeenasgoodascouldbeexpected.
at the school in La Pointe, the numbers of students varied depending on the time of year and whether or not the children were needed to work at the gardens, or fish (the boys left and most didn't return to school)
choolwasopenedwhich/"1hgzigontinuedWithlittleinterruptiontothepres
School opened at La Pointe in fall 1831
roceedtoMrWarren‘spost,atLaPoints,onLakeSuperior,whi
Mr. Hall, Mr. Ayer, Mrs. Hall, and Mrs. Campbell (interpreter) traveled to La Pointe on Lake Superior