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Lieutenant Rolette, with the boats of the _Queen Charlotte_ and _Hunter_, intercepted, attacked, and captured eleven American batteaux and boats, which were
The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 Charles Roger
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He then read Hull's dispatches, which had been taken by Rolette with the captured schooner and by Tecumseh at Brownstown.
The War With the United States : A Chronicle of 1812 William Charles Henry Wood 1905
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Rolette, one of the Prairie du Chien traders, was tried by the
The Character and Influence of the Indian Trade in Wisconsin Frederick Jackson Turner 1896
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The British, under Colonel McKay, besieged it, Rolette having some rank in the attacking party.
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Rolette and I, many ladies also gracing the occasion.
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At this point Mr. Balcombe offered a resolution, calling on Rolette to report the bill forthwith, and on his failure to do so, that the next member of the committee, Mr. Wales, procure another enrolled copy and report it.
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As I have said before, the bill was passed in the council by a vote of eight for and seven against, which was the full vote of the body; but in the absence of Rolette there were only fourteen present.
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It was at this point in the fight that Rolette proved himself a bold and successful strategist.
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I prepared the letter, and Kittson in a few moments had summoned a reliable Chippewa half-breed, mounted him on a fine horse, fully explained his mission, and impressed upon him that he was to reach Clitheral or Rolette ahead of Tyson, if he had to kill a dozen horses in so doing.
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It was disclosed afterwards that Rolette had carefully deposited the bill in the vault of Truman M. Smith's bank, and had passed the time in the upper story of the Fuller House, where his friends made him very comfortable.
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