A Century of Dishonor: A Sketch of the United States Government's Dealings with Some of the Indian Tribes |
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Page 40
... Department . " Under all these conditions , it is not a matter of wonder that the frontier was a scene of perpetual devastation and blood- shed ; and that , year by year , there grew stronger in the minds of the whites a terror and ...
... Department . " Under all these conditions , it is not a matter of wonder that the frontier was a scene of perpetual devastation and blood- shed ; and that , year by year , there grew stronger in the minds of the whites a terror and ...
Page 48
... department they enumerate apologetically the reasons which made it im- possible for them to get the land cheaper . Mr. Cass says of the terms : " Under any circumstances , they will fall infinitely short of the pecuniary and political ...
... department they enumerate apologetically the reasons which made it im- possible for them to get the land cheaper . Mr. Cass says of the terms : " Under any circumstances , they will fall infinitely short of the pecuniary and political ...
Page 51
... Department . " In 1845 the Delawares " raise a sufficiency to subsist on . The women do a large portion of the work on the farms . In many families , however , the women do not work on the farm . They raise corn , pumpkins , beans ...
... Department . " In 1845 the Delawares " raise a sufficiency to subsist on . The women do a large portion of the work on the farms . In many families , however , the women do not work on the farm . They raise corn , pumpkins , beans ...
Page 57
... department they had been deposited for safe - keeping . ( At the same time there were stolen $ 66,735 belonging to the Iowas , and $ 169,686 75 belonging to the confederated bands of Kaskaskias , Peorias , Piankeshaws , and Keas . ) In ...
... department they had been deposited for safe - keeping . ( At the same time there were stolen $ 66,735 belonging to the Iowas , and $ 169,686 75 belonging to the confederated bands of Kaskaskias , Peorias , Piankeshaws , and Keas . ) In ...
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... Department's regulations for disarming all Indians . In July of this year the Delaware chiefs , distressed by this state of affairs , drew up for their nation a code of laws which compare favorably with the laws of so - called civilized ...
... Department's regulations for disarming all Indians . In July of this year the Delaware chiefs , distressed by this state of affairs , drew up for their nation a code of laws which compare favorably with the laws of so - called civilized ...
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