Henry Roioe Schoolcraft. — Howard. 5 
by her personal attractions, but by the grace and culture of a 
mind that added to the advantages of education and accom- 
plishment, the beautiful refinement of a poetic nature. 
After her marriage to Mr. Schoolcraft she was a true sym- 
pathizer in all his pursuits and a valuable helper. The 
romantic pride which she felt because of her descent on the 
mother's side from one of the native kings of the country, 
induced her to perfect herself in the Indian language and thus 
she became of eminent service in promoting her husband's 
knowledge of, and influence among, the tribes. 
Mr. Schoolcraft was retained in government service at Sault 
Ste. Marie for some ten years, when he was assigned to the 
"Agency" at Mackinac, where his home was a social center, 
and where many travelers of distinction found a generous 
hospitality under his roof. About the year 1840 he returned 
to his native state and located in the city of New York. In 
1842 he made his long desired visit to England, and while he 
was absent his wife died. 
Of his four children who were born at Sault Ste. Marie, two 
died in early childhood, one son and a daughter reaching 
maturity. During the war between the States, the son, as a 
member of a volunteer company from New York, served under 
Gen. McClellan and was in the seven days battles around 
Richmond. He succumbed to the hardships of a soldier's 
life and died in the hospital at Elmira, N. Y., in April, 1865. 
His daughter married Mr. B. S. Howard of Beaufort county, 
South Carolina. Mr. Howard having office under the Confed- 
erate government naturally made his home at Richmond, Va., 
where he and his wife still reside. 
About five years after the death of his wife, Mr. Schoolcraft 
married Miss Mary Howard, an estimable lady from South 
Carolina, who was in his last years (when paralysis had made 
it necessary that much of the labor of his pen should be done 
through others) his faithful amanuensis. 
For many years he had been a sufferer as the result of his 
exposures as an explorer in the v.'ilds of the then un- 
known West. He was crippled by rheumatic affections, and 
for several years he could only move with the help of crutches, 
and though not able to go out as usual, he loved to gather his 
friends about him. His society was much sought by those 
who never suspected his infirmities and pains as he sat and 
