[92] For further reading concerning the character of the winter of 1856-1857 see Hubbard and Holcombe’s _Minnesota in Three Centuries_, Vol. III, p. 223; Richman’s _The Tragedy at Minnewaukon_ in _John Brown among the Quakers_, pp. 210-212; J. F. Duncombe’s _The Spirit Lake Relief Expedition of 1857_ in the _Proceedings of the Pioneer Lawmakers’ Association of Iowa for 1898_, p. 38; _The Spirit Lake Massacre and Relief Expedition_ in the _Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers_, Vol. VI, p. 892; Carpenter’s _Major William Williams_ in the _Annals of Iowa_ (Third Series), Vol. II, p. 152; Hughes’s _Causes and Results of the Inkpaduta Massacre_ in the _Collections of the Minnesota Historical Society_, Vol. XII, p. 270; Carpenter’s _The Spirit Lake Massacre_ in the _Midland Monthly_, Vol. IV, pp. 19, 20. CHAPTER VI [93] Mrs. Sharp’s _History of the Spirit Lake Massacre_ (1902 edition), p. 7; Lee’s _History of the Spirit Lake Massacre_, p. 7. [94] Mrs. Sharp’s _History of the Spirit Lake Massacre_ (1902 edition), pp. 8-14; Lee’s _History of the Spirit Lake Massacre_, pp. 7, 8. [95] Mrs. Sharp’s _History of the Spirit Lake Massacre_ (1902 edition), pp. 14-35. [96] Lee’s _History of the Spirit Lake Massacre_, p. 11; Carpenter’s _The Spirit Lake Massacre_ in the _Midland Monthly_, Vol. IV, p. 17; Mrs. Sharp’s _History of the Spirit Lake Massacre_ (1902 edition), p. 36. [97] Mrs. Sharp’s _History of the Spirit Lake Massacre_ (1902 edition), pp. 36-38. [98] Mrs. Sharp’s _History of the Spirit Lake Massacre_ (1902 edition), pp. 43, 44; _The Spirit Lake Massacre and Relief Expedition_ in the _Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers_, Vol. VI, p. 891. [99] Mrs. Sharp’s _History of the Spirit Lake Massacre_ (1902 edition), pp. 42, 43. [100] Hughes’s _Causes and Results of the Inkpaduta Massacre_ in the _Collections of the Minnesota Historical Society_, Vol. XII, p. 271; Mrs. Sharp’s _History of the Spirit Lake Massacre_ (1902 edition), pp. 42-45; Carpenter’s _The Spirit Lake Massacre_ in the _Midland Monthly_, Vol. IV, p. 19; _The Spirit Lake Massacre and Relief Expedition_ in the _Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers_, Vol. VI, p. 891. [101] Mrs. Sharp’s _History of the Spirit Lake Massacre_ (1902 edition), p. 44; _The Spirit Lake Massacre and Relief Expedition_ in the _Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers_, Vol. VI, pp. 891, 892. [102] Neill’s _The History of Minnesota_, p. 621; Mrs. Abigail Gardner Sharp in the _Midland Monthly_, Vol. IV, p. 32. [103] Mrs. Sharp’s _History of the Spirit Lake Massacre_ (1902 edition), pp. 44, 45; Carpenter’s _The Spirit Lake Massacre_ in the _Midland Monthly_, Vol. IV, p. 17; _The Spirit Lake Massacre and Relief_ _Expedition_ in the _Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers_, Vol. VI, p. 891; Hughes’s _Causes and Results of the Inkpaduta Massacre_ in the _Collections of the Minnesota Historical Society_, Vol. XII, p. 270.