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45 Historical Summary

Since this country became a portion of the United States, Wisconsin has successfully been under the government of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois & Michigan. The territory once belonged to Virginia, or at least she has now the full credit of having ceded it together with all the "territory south west of this river" to the United States. Up to the year 1800 Wisconsin was under the authority of the Territorial Government established in Ohio. In that year she was attached to "Indiana Territory" and remained so until 1809 when the "Illinois Territory" was organized, extending north to Lake Superior & of course including Wisconsin. When Illinois took her place in the Union in 1818, our Territory was finally attached to Michigan, and remained so until the organization of the present Territorial Government in 1836.

[We see therefore that Wisconsin] have been under the Government of France from 1670 to 1759 or 89 years
of Great Britain from 1759 to 1794 or 35 "
Of Virginia & Ohio from 1794 to 1800 6
Of Indiana from 1800 to 1809 9
Of Illinois from 1809 to 1818 9
Of Michigan from 1818 to 1836 18

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