A Century of Dishonor: A Sketch of the United States Government's Dealings with Some of the Indian Tribes |
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... village . The pioneer settlers have had too much at stake to excite an Indian massacre , which would overwhelm their loved ones in ruin . The army are not responsible for Indian wars ; they are men under authority , " who go where they ...
... village . The pioneer settlers have had too much at stake to excite an Indian massacre , which would overwhelm their loved ones in ruin . The army are not responsible for Indian wars ; they are men under authority , " who go where they ...
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... the chiefs of our confederacy now assembled here , notwithstanding the accidents that have happened in our villages , even when in council , where several innocent chiefs were killed when abso- 38 A CENTURY OF DISHONOR .
... the chiefs of our confederacy now assembled here , notwithstanding the accidents that have happened in our villages , even when in council , where several innocent chiefs were killed when abso- 38 A CENTURY OF DISHONOR .
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... villages , General Wayne surprised the settlement , and the Indians , be- ing warned by a deserter , had barely time to flee for their lives . What General Wayne had intended to do may be in- ferred from this sentence in his letter ...
... villages , General Wayne surprised the settlement , and the Indians , be- ing warned by a deserter , had barely time to flee for their lives . What General Wayne had intended to do may be in- ferred from this sentence in his letter ...
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... village for a number of miles , both above and below this place ; nor have I ever before beheld such immense fields of corn in any part of America , from Canada to Florida . " All these villages were burnt , and all these cornfields de ...
... village for a number of miles , both above and below this place ; nor have I ever before beheld such immense fields of corn in any part of America , from Canada to Florida . " All these villages were burnt , and all these cornfields de ...
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... villages in New England , for instance , “ the aver- age of personal property amounting to one thousand dollars ; " all living in their own houses , cultivating from fifty to one hundred acres of land , nearly all the children in ...
... villages in New England , for instance , “ the aver- age of personal property amounting to one thousand dollars ; " all living in their own houses , cultivating from fifty to one hundred acres of land , nearly all the children in ...
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