Jolliet
Americannoun
noun
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The report also recommends taking down tablets dedicated to explorers De La Salle, Jolliet and Marquette.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 19, 2022
To Jolliet is reasonably assigned the first discovery of the Mississippi.
From Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 by William Dawson LeSueur
Marquette and Jolliet were led out in the prairie to a small grove which sheltered the assembly from the afternoon sun.
From Heroes of the Middle West The French by Mary Hartwell Catherwood
Marquette and Jolliet were led to the principal lodge.
From Heroes of the Middle West The French by Mary Hartwell Catherwood
Marquette and Jolliet called the chiefs together and told them that Jolliet was sent by the governor to find new countries, and Marquette had been commissioned of Heaven to preach.
From Heroes of the Middle West The French by Mary Hartwell Catherwood
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