Radisson, Claude Volant de St.
Cloude
Radisson, Etienne
Radisson, Etienne Volant
Radisson, Francois
Radisson, Jean Francois
Radisson, Marguerite
Radisson, Nicholas
Radisson, Peter Esprit, emigrates to
Canada; birth of; marriage;
children of; trade with Indians;
makes notes of his wanderings;
title of first narrative; taken captive
and escapes; embarks for
Holland and France, title of
second narrative, returns to Canada,
joins Jesuits, spends three
years in travelling, third voyage,
visits Lake Superior, offers
to visit Hudson's Bay, meets
English Commissioners, lawsuit
against, visits Nantucket,
taken to Spain, in England,
accused of trying to counterfeit
coin, originated the Hudson's
Bay Settlement, visits Prince
Rupert, difficulty with Hudson's
Bay Company, goes to Port Nelson,
to France and England,
with Hudson's Bay Company (1685),
narrative of, described,
owners of, first voyage,
goes fowling, superstition of,
captured by Indians,
treatment of, taught to sing,
dressed by Indians, wrestles
with an Indian, adopted,
taken on a journey, meets an
Algonquin and escapes, recaptured,
tortured, parents
protect him, foster-father,
goes with the natives on the
war-path, journey described,
meets a strange animal, captures
prisoners, kills prisoners,
divides booty, meets foster-friends,
visits Fort Orange,
refuses to escape, repents the
refusal, escapes,
reaches Menada, sails for Amsterdam
and reaches Rochelle,
second voyage, has Iroquois
guides, enters Lake St. Francis,
treachery of Iroquois,
reaches a great river, searched
by Indians, meets old friends,
his boat driven from shore,
witnesses birth of an Indian
child, meets Jesuits,
treachery of Indians, builds a
ship, gives feast to Indians,
escapes, reaches Lake Ontario,
reaches Hight of St. Louis,
and rests at Three Rivers,
prepares to start upon another voyage,
warned by an Indian,
assaulted by Indians, some
of the party return, fights
Indians, meets Indians from
Hudson's Bay, made much of,
describes the country,
gives battle, rests for the winter,
resumes his journey,
forced to stop a year, calls a
council, starts south, assaulted
by Iroquois, arrives at
Quebec, fourth narrative,
proposes to make another voyage,
assaulted by Iroquois, attacks
Indian fort, Indians escape,
attacks another fort,
burial of Indians, kills his prisoners,
reaches Lake of Castors,
Lake Superior, finds
much copper, compares the
country with Turkey, names
the Pictured Rocks, visits
Huron Islands, meets Christinos,
builds fort, remains
twelve days, distributes
presents, calls council,
rests for the winter, famine,
eats his dogs, visited by
Nadoneseronons, builds fort,
council; feast;
leaves with the nation of Sault;
accident; sick; helped by
an Indian; meets Christinos;
voyages among the Islands;
meets Nation of the Beefe;
shows the Indians a Biblical
image; hears of a river at
the north; at River of the Sturgeon;
meets Iroquois; arrives
at the Sault; visits
place of massacre; arrives at
Port Royal; wronged; his
brother goes to France; goes to
Isle d'Eluticosty; and then to
Cape Breton; threatened by
the French; enters Hudson's
Straits; receives grant for fishing;
goes to England; unsuccessful
attempt to leave that country;
vindicates himself; his
marriage; his pension;
brings his family to Canada;
voyage to Guinea; in France;
in England; in France;
back to Canada; sails for
Quebec and reaches Accadia;
mutiny on the ship; enters Hudson's
Straits; visited by Indians;
gives presents; meets English;
arrival of a New England
ship; disputes their claim;
loses winter provisions; visits
the ships, but conceals the arrival of
one from the other; returns
to his house; hinders the spies
sent by Bridgar; Sends provisions
to Bridgar; acts as Spy;
visited by Gillam;
words with Gillam; takes
Gillam's fort and ship; surprised
by Bridgar's men; letter
to Bridgar; visit to Bridgar,
who breaks his promise;
Bridgar held a prisoner;
goes to Bridgar's house; sends
a message to Indians; freshet;
visits Bridgar, and finds
men sick; helps Bridgar to
depart; Indian council;
Bridgar makes trouble; weighs
anchor; gives the bark to
Bridgar; is driven ashore;
finds a fine harbor; arrives at
Quebec; restores ship to the
New England merchants; letter
from Colbert; goes to France;
complaints against; not
proven; dissembles; French
and English desire his co-operation,
but he joins the English;
presented to the King; sails
from England; arrives at Hayes
River; meets the Governor at
Port Nelson; meets savages;
meets his nephew; conference
with his nephew; collects
beaver skins; savages
complain of the Governor; conciliates
the savages; divides
his party; makes an inventory
of his stores; finds tobacco
scattered, as an omen; sends
savages away; nephew explains
why he killed two Englishmen;
loads ship with beaver skins;
consults his nephew;
places his affairs in the hands of his
nephew and the Governor;
leave-taking with the Indians;
goes aboard ship, meets his
foster-father, advises the Governor
to change his policy,
counsel on ship-board, disagrees
with Governor, sails for
and arrives in England, gives
account of his voyage to the king,
and goes before the Hudson
Bay Company, who refuse to give
him his due,
Radisson, Pierre, son of Peter
Ragueneau, Father Paul
Raynbault, Father
Rensselaerswyck
Rice
River of Canada
River of Richelieu
River of the Medows
River of the Sturgeon
River Ovamasis
River Saguenay
River St. Lawrence
Rochelle
Rock family of Indians
Roquay
Rupert, Prince
Rupert's River