Collections of the Illinois State Historical Library

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Preface 1-2 Introduction. Editorial 3-7 Voyages and Discoveries of Father James Marquette in the Mississippi Valley. Part of John G. Shea's translation, with explanatory notes 8-40 French Plans of Conquest, La Salle's Letters Patent, etc. Editorial 41-46 Hennepin's Narrative, from his "La Louisiane" of 1683 46-105 La Salle's Voyage down the Mississippi. The Proces Verbal 106-113 Will of La Salle 114 Memoir of the Sieur de La Salle 115-125 La Salle's Letters Patent from the King of France. .126-127 Memoir of Henry de Tonty, of 1693 128-164 The Aubry Manuscript, and explanatory notes. 165-170 George Rogers Clark's Conquest of the Illnois, with explanatory notes 171-289 Letters from the Canadian Archives 290-457 Appendix Clark's account of old Fort Gage 458-463 Index to Marquette's Narrative, and explanatory notes thereto 466 Index to Hennepin's Narrative, and explanatory notes thereto 477 Index to the "Proces Verbal," and explanatory notes thereto. . 495 Index to the Will of La Salle 500 Index to La Salle's Letters Patent, and explanatory notes thereto 505 Index to Memoir of Henry de Tonty, and explanatory notes thereto 506 Index to the Aubry Manuscript, and explanatory notes thereto 528 Index to Gen. George Rogers Clark's Conquest of the Illinois, and explanatory notes thereto; to the Letters from the Canadian Archives; and to the Appendix, with explanatory notes 533 General Index . 610