A Century of Dishonor: A Sketch of the United States Government's Dealings with Some of the Indian Tribes |
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Page 51
... five conditions upon it , of which the fourth seems worth chroni- cling , as an indication of the helplessness of the Delawares in the matter of the disposition of their own money : “ The inter est to be paid annually when it may suit ...
... five conditions upon it , of which the fourth seems worth chroni- cling , as an indication of the helplessness of the Delawares in the matter of the disposition of their own money : “ The inter est to be paid annually when it may suit ...
Page 53
... five or forty miles west of Council Grove . One evening , while resting , the young man was killed by these men ; and the squaw was also supposed by these wretches to be dead , having had her throat cut badly and her head fractured ...
... five or forty miles west of Council Grove . One evening , while resting , the young man was killed by these men ; and the squaw was also supposed by these wretches to be dead , having had her throat cut badly and her head fractured ...
Page 54
... five per cent . per an- num . - " Owing , however , to the embarrassed condition of the Treas- ury , it was deemed advisable by Congress , in lieu of making the investments , to appropriate from year to year a sum equal to the annual ...
... five per cent . per an- num . - " Owing , however , to the embarrassed condition of the Treas- ury , it was deemed advisable by Congress , in lieu of making the investments , to appropriate from year to year a sum equal to the annual ...
Page 55
... five chiefs - two hundred and fifty dollars a year each . Article second provided that the President should cause the land now reserved for their permanent home to be surveyed at any time when they desired it , in the same manner as the ...
... five chiefs - two hundred and fifty dollars a year each . Article second provided that the President should cause the land now reserved for their permanent home to be surveyed at any time when they desired it , in the same manner as the ...
Page 69
... five cents a gallon , and higher . In 1847 a law was passed by Congress forbidding the intro- duction of whiskey into the Indian country , and even the par- tial enforcement of this law had a most happy effect . Fore- most among those ...
... five cents a gallon , and higher . In 1847 a law was passed by Congress forbidding the intro- duction of whiskey into the Indian country , and even the par- tial enforcement of this law had a most happy effect . Fore- most among those ...
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