Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of the Ojibways, Based Upon Traditions and Oral Statements Prairie, Minn., widow of Rev. Frederic Aver. The mission ary, states that she was a woman of fine natural abilities, a good mother, though without the advantages of any education. They raised a large family. The children had, added to more than common intelligence, 3 large amount of go - ahead Mrs. Warren was a believer in the Catholic faith. Mr. Warren, however, was an adherent of the common evangelical belief, and a member of the Presbyterian Church. Rev. \vm. T. Boutwell, the first missionary at Leech Lake, still living in 'ashington County, Minnesota, near Stillwater, says: I knew him as a good Christian man, and as one desirous of giving his children the benefits of a Christian education. Mrs. A yer says: He was among the first to invite American mission aries into the region of Lake Superior. And he assisted them as he had opportunity, not only by his in uence, but some times by his purse. He united with the mission church at Mackinaw, where he was married. Rev. Mr. Brunson, who visited him in 1843, says: Mr. Warren had a large12 minnesota historical collections. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."