." ▁The ▁source ▁of ▁this ▁description ▁is ▁" E ar ly ▁Days ▁at ▁Red ▁River ▁S ett lement , ▁and ▁Fort ▁Sn elling . ▁ ▁Rem in isc ences ▁of ▁Mrs . ▁Ann ▁Adams , ▁ 1 8 2 1 – 1 8 2 9 ." ▁in ▁Col lections ▁of ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Historical ▁Society , ▁Vol . ▁ 6 , ▁St . ▁Paul , ▁Minn ., ▁ 1 8 9 4 " ▁pages ▁ 1 0 2 – 1 0 3 : ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 8 2 5 , ▁Col . ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁Sn elling ▁with ▁their ▁children ▁... ▁made ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁Detroit ▁to ▁pay ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁her ▁relatives , ▁the ▁Hun ts ▁and ▁M cl nt osh es , ▁at ▁that ▁place . ▁I ▁accompanied ▁them ▁on ▁that ▁journey ▁... ▁When ▁we ▁reached ▁Pra irie ▁du ▁Ch ien , ▁we ▁put ▁up ▁at ▁Fort ▁C raw ford , ▁and ▁tar ried ▁there ▁a ▁day ▁or ▁two , ▁to ▁rest . ▁The ▁S nell ings ▁were ▁guests ▁of ▁Col . ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁Zach ary ▁Taylor , ▁who ▁were ▁station ed ▁there ▁then . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁daughter ▁of ▁this ▁couple ▁which ▁Jefferson ▁Davis ▁married , ▁while ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁army . ▁I ▁fell ▁sick ▁here , ▁and ▁wanted ▁to ▁return ▁home , ▁i . ▁e ., ▁to ▁the ▁Fort . ▁There ▁was ▁really ▁nothing ▁the ▁matter ▁with ▁me ▁but ▁home - s ick ness . ▁I ▁had ▁never ▁been ▁separated ▁from ▁my ▁parents ▁before