This edition focuses on the Jesuit mission to the Hurons which culminated in the martyrdom of Fathers Brébeuf and Lalemant, and gives a fascinating glimpse of the Great Lakes Indian culture at the time the white man first came.
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- Includes bibliographical references
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- 266/.271
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- 21
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- Selections from: The Jesuit relations and allied documents, edited by Reuben Gold Thwaites, and first published: Cleveland : Burrows, 1896-1901 (73 v.) Originally published Toronto : McClelland and Stewart, 1963. (The Carleton library ; no. 7) Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- F1030
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- J586 1997eb
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- 1 electronic text (160 p.)
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Table of Contents
- CONTENTS 6
- INTRODUCTION 8
- Part One. THE BEGINNINGS OF THE JESUIT MISSION TO NEW FRANCE 14
- I: Letter from Charles Lalemant to Vitelleschi (August 1,1626) 14
- II: Brief relation of the journey to New France (le Jeune, 1632) 17
- III: Letter from le Jeune to the Father Provincial of France (1634) 23
- IV: Relation of what occurred in New France on the Great River St. Lawrence (le Jeune, 1634) 30
- Part Two. THE MISSION TO THE HURONS 40
- I: Relation of what occurred among the Hurons (Brébeuf, 1635) 40
- II: Instructions for the Fathers of our Society who shall be sent to the Hurons (Brébeuf, 1637) 49
- III: Relation of what occurred in the land of the Hurons (le Mercier, 1637) 52
- IV: Letter of François du Peron to Joseph Imbert du Peron (April 27,1639) 54
- Part Three. THE MARTYRDOM OF HURONIA AND THE MISSION TO THE IROQUOIS 58
- I: Of incursions by the Iroquois (Vimont, 1642-43) 58
- II: How Father Jogues was taken by the Iroquois (Jérôme Lalemant, 1647) 60
- III: Letter of Ragueneau to Caraffa (March 1, 1649) 63
- IV: Account of the martyrdom of Brébeuf and Gabriel Lalemant (Regnaut, 1678) 68
- V: Of the removal of the House of Sainte Marie and of the death of Gamier and Chabanel (Ragueneau, 1649-50) 73
- VI: Relation of what occurred in the country of New France (le Merrier, 1653-54) 79
- VII: Journey of Chaumont and Dablon to the Upper Iroquois (Dablon, 1655-56) 83
- VIII: Letter from le Merrier to Cellot (June 6, 1656) 85
- IX: Letter of Father Claude Chauchetière (October 14, 1682) 88
- Part Four. THE WESTERN MISSIONS AND THE EXPANSION OF NEW FRANCE 90
- I: Of the condition of the country in general (Jérôme Lalemant, 1659-60) 90
- II: Journal of Allouez's Voyage to the Ottawas (le Merrier and Allouez, 1666-67) 95
- III: Taking possession of the Ottawa country (Dablon, 1671-72) 98
- IV: Of the first voyage made by Marquette (Dablon and Marquette, 1673) 101
- V: Letter to De Lamberville (1702) 108
- VI: Letter by Carheil to Callières (August 30, 1702) 112
- VII: Settlements and missions of the Society in New France, 1703 (Jouvency, 1710) 116
- Part Five. THE JESUITS AT QUEBEC 120
- I: Relation of what occurred in New France (le Jeune, 1635) 120
- II: Relation of what occurred in New France (le Jeune, 1639) 123
- III: Of the residence at Sillery (Vimont, 1642-43) 127
- IV: Extracts from the journal of the Jesuits at Quebec (1645-1668) 132
- V: Revenues of the Jesuits in Canada (Bouvart, October 4, 1701) 144
- VI: Memoir by Coquart (April 5, 1750) 148
- VII: Letter of Glapion to Finlay (September 10, 1788) 153
- NOTES 155
- Suggestions for Further Reading 159
