A Century of Dishonor: A Sketch of the United States Government's Dealings with Some of the Indian Tribes |
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Page 48
... soon be driven to depending wholly upon the cultivation of the soil . In 1818 the Delawares again ceded land to the United States - ceded all to which they laid claim in the State of In- diana - and the United States promised to provide ...
... soon be driven to depending wholly upon the cultivation of the soil . In 1818 the Delawares again ceded land to the United States - ceded all to which they laid claim in the State of In- diana - and the United States promised to provide ...
Page 50
... soon spent , chiefly for ardent spirits . The agent says : " The only hinderance now in the way of the Delawares , Shawnees , and Kickapoos is ardent spirits . * * * These whiskey traffickers , who seem void of all conscience , rob and ...
... soon spent , chiefly for ardent spirits . The agent says : " The only hinderance now in the way of the Delawares , Shawnees , and Kickapoos is ardent spirits . * * * These whiskey traffickers , who seem void of all conscience , rob and ...
Page 52
... soon learn how to do what they are set at . The girls spend a part of their time in doing housework , sewing , etc. Many of them do the sewing of their own , and some of the clothes of the other children . " In 1853 the Delawares are ...
... soon learn how to do what they are set at . The girls spend a part of their time in doing housework , sewing , etc. Many of them do the sewing of their own , and some of the clothes of the other children . " In 1853 the Delawares are ...
Page 53
... soon discovering that her companion had been killed , and every- thing they possessed had disappeared , she , in her feeble and dangerous condition , took the road to Council Grove . The fifth day , she says , she was overtaken by a Kaw ...
... soon discovering that her companion had been killed , and every- thing they possessed had disappeared , she , in her feeble and dangerous condition , took the road to Council Grove . The fifth day , she says , she was overtaken by a Kaw ...
Page 58
... soon as a suf- ficient force had penetrated their country to make it safe for them to do so . " The Delawares enlisted , in 1862 , one hundred and seventy men in the Union army , and this out of a population of only two hundred males ...
... soon as a suf- ficient force had penetrated their country to make it safe for them to do so . " The Delawares enlisted , in 1862 , one hundred and seventy men in the Union army , and this out of a population of only two hundred males ...
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