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PORT HURON, MICHIGAN BY MRS. B. C. FARRAND
Mr. Chase resided at Munsey town, eighteen miles from London, on the 'hames river, for thirty-one years. Here were about fifteen hundred indians, belonging to three tribes: the Delawares, Ojibways, and Oneidas Mohawks, a number of chiefs to each, tribe, and many bands residing in different places.
This missionary was invited to go to England for the purpose of collecting funds for missions, and he made four different trips for this purpose, extend-ig his visits to Scotland, France and Belgium, giving drawing room lectures during the week and preaching in the churches on Sunday. As the result of le such trip, two new brick churches were built for the Indians in Canada. During one visit to France, he received an invitation to dinner from Lord 70ns, the resident British ambassador. The missionary dressed as became the ocasion, in English broadcloth, with white gloves, and wore the medals, e that had been given by George III., and one from Queen Victoria by the.
Prince of Wales. On his being presented, Lord Lyons asked the meaning of the decorations, and as he spoke of the second, Lord Lyons seized both hand most affectionately in his, and said, "I was there, I saw the Prince of -. Wale: put that round your neck, " and seeming delighted at the reminder, mad* the wearer honored as well as welcome.
His last visit across the water was made in 1885. I have a copy of a maga zine published in London, England, 1885, called "The Aborigines' Friend, ' a journal of the transactions of the Aborigines' Protection Society.
In that is an article entitled "An Indian Chief at the Mansion House, ' which reads: "On July 1st the Lord Mayor received at luncheon the Rev Henry Pahtaquahong Chase, the hereditary chief of the Ojibway Indians, or the occasion of his leaving England for Canada.
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