Merritt, William H., II, 53, 63, 132; IV, 188.
Merry, John F., IV, 189.
Mesasippi, see Mississippi.
Meservey, Stillman T., IV, 189. Messages of governors, Boies, III, 173; Briggs, I, 244, 263; Carpenter, III, 63; Chambers, I, 206, 211; Clarke, 219, 220; Grimes, 286, 328, 329, 354, 362, 363; Hempstead, 269, 275; Kirkwood, II, 20, 55, 56, 65, 74, 100; Larrabee, III, 144, 158, 159, 160; Lucas, I,188, 189, 201, 202; Shaw, III, 201; Sherman, 130; Stone, 5, 20.
Methodist church, I, 158.
Metzgar, George, IV, 189, 190.
Mexican War, Iowa in, I, 224, 225, 226.
Meyer, John, IV, 190.
Meyers, J. Fred., IV, 190, 191.
Miami indians, I, 65, 74.
Michigan Territory, I, 144, 173, 182.
Miles, Lewis, IV, 191.
Military expenditure, III, 5.
Military officers, III, 455.
Military secretaries to governor, III, 455.
Militia, II, 57, 58, 75, 76, 89, 94, 112, 113, 114, 115; law, 56, 75, 102; officers of, see colonels.
Millard, A. J., II, 69, 76.
Miller, Dan'l F., I, 221, 251, 252, 259, 260; IV, 191; Sam'l F., I, 351; IV, 191, 192; Wm. E., II, 294; IV, 192, 193.
Milliman, Jas. С., III, 190, 191, 201; IV, 193.
Mills, Fred'k D., I, 217, 224, 225; IV, 193, 194; Noah W., 194; Oliver, 194, 195.
Mills county, III, 386, 387.
Mine inspectors, III, 458; act creating office of, 135.
Mineral resources, III, 289, 290.
Miners' Bank, see bank.
Miners' Express, see Dubuque Visitor.
Mines of Spain, see Dubuque lead mines.
Ministers to foreign countries, III, 525.
Minnesota Massacre, II, 69, 70, 71.
Mississippi river, canal, I, 253; III, 85; discovery of, I, 23, 30; navigation of, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 141, 142, 144; origin of name, 26, 27; prehistoric, 4; various names of, 23, 40, 41; sее also explorations.
Mississippi valley, settlements in, I, 42, 43, 44, 51, 52, 53.
Missouri, boundary dispute, I, 145, 146, 178, 180, 193, 194, 195, 203, 265; slope, acquisition of, 184.
Missouri indians, I, 64, 120, 147, 148.
Missouri river, I, 4, 41; navigation of 146, 147; exploration of, see also Lewis and Clark.
Missouri Territory, I, 144, 145, 155.
Mitchell, Thos., IV, 195; Wm. O., III, 165; IV, 195.
Mitchell county, III, 387, 388, 389.
Mobile, Capture of, II, 176, 177, 178.
Moffett, Chas. P., I, 375.
Moningona River, see also Des Moines.
Monona county, III, 389, 390.
Monopolies, Legislative control of, see drive well, barbed wire, railroads.
Monroe City, I, 246, 257.
Monroe county, III, 390.
Montgomery county, III, 390, 391.
Monuments, see Floyd, Shiloh, Soldiers', Spirit Lake, Vicksburg.
Moore, Sam'l A., II, 94; IV, 195, 196.
Morgan, James M., I, 210, 218.
Morgan, Fort, II, 333, 334.
Morledge, John R., II, 57, 58.
Mormon colonies, I, 230, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237.
Mormons in Iowa, I, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237.
Moscow, Battle near, II, 236.
Mound builders, I, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20.
Mounds, prehistoric, I, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19.
Mount Pleasant Greys, II, 52.
Mowry, Welcome, IV, 196.
Mulct law, III, 180.
Mullan, Chas. W., IV, 197.
Murdock, Samuel, IV, 197.
Murphey, Jeremiah H., IV, 197, 198.
Murphy, John S., IV, 198.
Muscatine county, III, 391, 392, 393.
Muscatine, town of, see Bloomington.
Musquakie indians, I, 73, 93, 94, 104, 105, 290.
Naming of Iowa, I, 165, 166.
Narvaez, Panfilo, I, 20, 21, 22.
Nash, John A., IV, 198.
Nashville, Battle of, II, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343.
National banks, see bank.
National guards, III, 193.
Navigation convention, III, 28.
Navigation, see Cedar, Des Moines, Iowa, Mississippi, Missouri, Skunk, river improvement.
