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nes_; Schoolcraft, _Indian Tribes of the United States_. =Indian Department.= =S= In Upper Canada, independent of the governor, 126-127. =Indian Posts in West.= =Dr= Temporary retention of, by Great Britain, 231. =Inflexible.= =Dr= Largest vessel of flotilla on Lake Champlain, 154. =Inglis, Charles= (1734-1816). Born in Ireland. Emigrated to America; taught school in Pennsylvania for a time, and then took holy orders. In 1764 became assistant to Dr. Auchmuty, rector of Trinity Church, New York, and in 1777 succeeded him as rector. His sympathies being with the mother country, removed to Nova Scotia after the Revolution, and thence to England. First bishop of Nova Scotia, with jurisdiction over practically all British North America, 1787. One of the notable events of his episcopate was his establishment of King's College, Windsor. In 1793 his huge diocese divided by the creation of the diocese of Quebec, of which Jacob Mountain (_q.v._) became first bishop. =Index=: =Dr= Appointed bishop of Nova Scotia with jurisdiction over Quebec, 241. =Bib.=: Mockridge, _The Bishops of the Church of England in Canada and Newfoundland_. =Inglis, John.= =MS= Opposes sale by Hudson's Bay Company of land in Red River valley to Selkirk, 146. =Ingraham, Captain.= =D= Explores coast of Queen Charlotte Islands in 1791, 25; describes geography and natural history of the islands and language, manners, and customs of the natives, 25. =Innocent XI, Pope= (1611-1689). Benedetto Odescalchi; elected pope, 1676. =Index=: =L= Misunderstanding with Louis XIV, 20. =Institut Canadien.= A literary and scientific society, founded at Montreal in 1844, and incorporated in 1852. It included among its early members most of the leaders of the more progressive and independent element in Quebec political life, among them A. A. Dorion, Eric Dorion, Joseph Doutre, Rodolphe Laflamme, and Wilfrid Laurier. The success of the parent society led to the founding of similar Instituts throughout the province. Although popular among the laity, these societies encountered the determined opposition of the Roman Catholic Church, led by Bishop Bourget of Montreal. The outside societies yielded to clerical pressure, but the Montreal Institut stood upon its rights. The fight went on for many years, but finally most of the Roman Catholic members dropped out, and the books and papers were transferred to the Fraser Institute. =Bib.=: Willison, _Sir Wilfrid Laurier a
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