A Century of Dishonor: A Sketch of the United States Government's Dealings with Some of the Indian Tribes |
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... means . It was one of the great resources which sustained the war , not only by those States but by other States . The ultimate fee , encumbered with the right of occupancy , was in the Crown previous to the Revolution , and in the ...
... means . It was one of the great resources which sustained the war , not only by those States but by other States . The ultimate fee , encumbered with the right of occupancy , was in the Crown previous to the Revolution , and in the ...
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... means of prom- ises or contracts ; what promises and contracts are between men , treaties are between nations . Président Woolsey says : " A contract is one of the highest acts of human free - will : it is the will binding itself in ...
... means of prom- ises or contracts ; what promises and contracts are between men , treaties are between nations . Président Woolsey says : " A contract is one of the highest acts of human free - will : it is the will binding itself in ...
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... means which may tend to reconcile us to each other ; and we are sorry to find , although we had the best thoughts in our minds during the before - mentioned period , mischief has nevertheless happened between you and us . We are still ...
... means which may tend to reconcile us to each other ; and we are sorry to find , although we had the best thoughts in our minds during the before - mentioned period , mischief has nevertheless happened between you and us . We are still ...
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... mean to wrong you out of your lands . They don't want to take away your lands by force . They want to do you justice . " And the venerable missionary , Heckewelder , who had journeyed all the way from Bethlehem , Pennsylvania , to try ...
... mean to wrong you out of your lands . They don't want to take away your lands by force . They want to do you justice . " And the venerable missionary , Heckewelder , who had journeyed all the way from Bethlehem , Pennsylvania , to try ...
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... means of rendering this peace strong and perpetual , " the United States relinquished all claims . " to all other Indian lands northward of the River Ohio , east- ward of the Mississippi , and westward and southward of the Great Lakes ...
... means of rendering this peace strong and perpetual , " the United States relinquished all claims . " to all other Indian lands northward of the River Ohio , east- ward of the Mississippi , and westward and southward of the Great Lakes ...
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