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Page 48
The Indians , parties to this treaty , surrendered by it almost the last of their
hunting - grounds , and would soon be driven to depending wholly upon the
cultivation of the soil . In 1818 the Delawares again ceded land to the United
States ...
The Indians , parties to this treaty , surrendered by it almost the last of their
hunting - grounds , and would soon be driven to depending wholly upon the
cultivation of the soil . In 1818 the Delawares again ceded land to the United
States ...
Page 50
Parties of them frequently make excursions into the Rocky Mountains after
beaver , and return with a rich reward , sometimes as much as one thousand
dollars to an individual ; but their money is soon spent , chiefly for ardent spirits .
The agent ...
Parties of them frequently make excursions into the Rocky Mountains after
beaver , and return with a rich reward , sometimes as much as one thousand
dollars to an individual ; but their money is soon spent , chiefly for ardent spirits .
The agent ...
Page 52
There are seventy scholars in one school alone that are taught by the Friends ;
and the teacher reports : " It is truly astonishing to see the rapidity with which they
acquire knowledge . The boys work on the farm part of the time , and soon learn ...
There are seventy scholars in one school alone that are taught by the Friends ;
and the teacher reports : " It is truly astonishing to see the rapidity with which they
acquire knowledge . The boys work on the farm part of the time , and soon learn ...
Page 53
The squaw , on the day after , resuscitated ; and soon discovering that her
companion had been killed , and everything they possessed had disappeared ,
she , in her feeble and dangerous condition , took the road to Council Grove . The
fifth ...
The squaw , on the day after , resuscitated ; and soon discovering that her
companion had been killed , and everything they possessed had disappeared ,
she , in her feeble and dangerous condition , took the road to Council Grove . The
fifth ...
Page 58
It is , ” he says , a well - known fact that in many instances self - preservation
compelled them to make the best terms they could with the rebels ; and that this is
the case has been proved by a large number of them joining our army as soon as
a ...
It is , ” he says , a well - known fact that in many instances self - preservation
compelled them to make the best terms they could with the rebels ; and that this is
the case has been proved by a large number of them joining our army as soon as
a ...
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| Title | A Century of Dishonor: A Sketch of the United States Government's Dealings with Some of the Indian Tribes |
| Author | Helen Hunt Jackson |
| Publisher | Roberts, 1895 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 7 Apr 2014 |
| Length | 514 pages |
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