The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History
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The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History
Canada -- Biography; Canada -- History
=Carver, Jonathan= (1732-1780). Born at Stillwater, New York. Joined the
company of rangers raised by John Burk of Northfield, 1756-1757. After
the treaty of Paris, 1763, conceived the idea of exploring the Western
territory acquired by England. Between 1766 and 1768, travelled from
Michilimackinac to the Mississippi, ascended the Minnesota River, and
returned by way of Grand Portage, Lake Superior. Went to England, 1769,
to secure government support for his plans of Western exploration, but
failed. Died there, Jan. 31, 1780. =Index=: =D= His River of Oregon, 19;
reference to Oregon, 56-57. =Bib.=: _Travels through the Interior Parts
of North America, in the Years 1766, 1767, and 1768_. The best edition
is the third, published at London, 1781. For a bib. of the various
editions, and translations, _see_ Lee, _Bibliography of Carver's
Travels_ (Wisconsin State Hist. Soc. _Proc._, 1909). _See also_ Durrie,
_Jonathan Carver and "Carver's Grant"_ (Wisconsin Hist. Soc. _Coll._,
vol. 6); Gregory, _Jonathan Carver: His Travels in the North-West_
(Parkman Club _Pub._, No. 5); Bourne, _Travels of Jonathan Carver_ in
_Amer. Hist. Review_, 1906; Parkman, _Conspiracy of Pontiac_.
=Cas Reservé.= =L= In connection with sale of liquor to Indians, 171,
174.
=Cascades.= On the St. Lawrence River. =Hd= Improvements in navigation
at, 185.
=Case, William.= =R= Visits England, 1831, 90; his connection with split
in Methodist body, 105.
=Casgrain, Henri Raymond= (1831-1904). After studying medicine, decided
to enter the church, and ordained a priest in 1856. In 1872, owing to an
affection of the eyes, compelled to abandon the ministry, and thereafter
devoted himself entirely to literature. His first work, _Légendes
Canadiennes_, appeared in 1861; and this was followed by many other
publications, in history, biography, and belles-lettres. One of the
principal contributors to the _Soirées Canadiennes_, the _Foyer
Canadien_, and other French-Canadian periodicals. A charter member of
the Royal Society of Canada; elected president of that body in 1889.
=Index=: =L= His pen-portrait of Mme. de la Peltrie, 153-154. =Ch= On
the question of Champlain's tomb, 261-262. =Bib.=: Among his principal
works are: _Histoire de la Mère Marie de l'Incarnation_; _Biographies
Canadiennes_; _Un Pélerinage au Pays d'Evangéline_; _Montcalm et Lévis_.
For bib., _see_ R. S. C., 1894, 21. For biog., _see_ Routhier, _Éloge
historique de H. R. Casgrain_ (R. S. C., 1904); Morgan, _Can. Men_.
=Cass, Lewis= (1782-1866). Served under General Hull in War of 1812.
Drew up Hull's flamboyant proclamation to the people of Canada. Opposed
surrender of Detroit. Governor of territory of Michigan. =Index=: =Bk=
On surrender of Detroit, 257. =Bib.=: Contributed to _Historical
Sketches of Michigan_, 1834. For biog., _see_ McLaughlin, _Lewis Cass_;
_Cyc. Am. Biog._
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