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Page 57
... bands of Kaskaskias , Peorias , Piankeshaws , and Keas . ) In this year the Commissioner of Indian Affairs visited the Delawares , and reported them well advanced in civilization , in possession of comfortable dwellings and farms , with ...
... bands of Kaskaskias , Peorias , Piankeshaws , and Keas . ) In this year the Commissioner of Indian Affairs visited the Delawares , and reported them well advanced in civilization , in possession of comfortable dwellings and farms , with ...
Page 66
... of deer - skins , very neatly garnished with broad bands of porcupine - quill work down the sleeves of his shirt and leg gings . The woman was comely , and beautifully dressed 66 A CENTURY OF DISHONOR . CHAPTER III THE CHEYENNES 66.
... of deer - skins , very neatly garnished with broad bands of porcupine - quill work down the sleeves of his shirt and leg gings . The woman was comely , and beautifully dressed 66 A CENTURY OF DISHONOR . CHAPTER III THE CHEYENNES 66.
Page 79
... bands of the Sioux continued peaceable and friendly ; and in 1855 they begged to be supplied with a farmer to teach ... band went out to attack the Pawnees ; they were in camp near the North Platte road : as the mail - wagon was passing ...
... bands of the Sioux continued peaceable and friendly ; and in 1855 they begged to be supplied with a farmer to teach ... band went out to attack the Pawnees ; they were in camp near the North Platte road : as the mail - wagon was passing ...
Page 83
... bands . The commissioner says : " I informed them as to the object of my visit , and gave them to understand that their Great Father had heard with delight of their peaceful disposition , although they were almost in the midst of the ...
... bands . The commissioner says : " I informed them as to the object of my visit , and gave them to understand that their Great Father had heard with delight of their peaceful disposition , although they were almost in the midst of the ...
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... bands of the Cheyennes who were not represented at this council were much dissatisfied with the treaty , as evidently they had great reason to be . And as time went on , all the bands became dissatisfied . Two years later we find that ...
... bands of the Cheyennes who were not represented at this council were much dissatisfied with the treaty , as evidently they had great reason to be . And as time went on , all the bands became dissatisfied . Two years later we find that ...
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