I was asked about the spelling of the Sheyenne River used by YellowstoneKelly as Cheyenne. It took quite awhile before we finally settled on Sheyenne. Here is the list of spellings used in recorded history:
Shyan - Alex. Henry, 1800
Shienne - Prof. Wm. H. Keating, 1823
Shayenn Oju - Nicollet's Map, 1842
Shayenne - Capt. Pope, 1849
Chienne - Smith's school geography, 1849
Shayennoja - a map printed in 1850
Cheyenne - Alex. Ramsey, 1851
Shayenne - McNally's Geography, 1862
Shyenne - Mitchell's Geography, 1866
Until the present day we recognize it as Sheyenne, but people in different parts of the country still think it should be Cheyenne, as did this computer's spell checker.
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