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Page 23
... that is obscure ; but that whereunto we engage our faith is of itself clear and
evident ; yea , and to this very end do men pawn their faith , that in their
negotiations one with another all doubts may be taken away , and every scruple
removed .
... that is obscure ; but that whereunto we engage our faith is of itself clear and
evident ; yea , and to this very end do men pawn their faith , that in their
negotiations one with another all doubts may be taken away , and every scruple
removed .
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I have taken peace measures , it is true , with the view of saving my tribe from
destruction ; but if you think me in the wrong , if you give more credit to runaway
vagabonds than to your own friends — to a man , to a warrior , to a Delaware — if
...
I have taken peace measures , it is true , with the view of saving my tribe from
destruction ; but if you think me in the wrong , if you give more credit to runaway
vagabonds than to your own friends — to a man , to a warrior , to a Delaware — if
...
Page 53
A telegraphic despatch to St. Louis , however , had the desired effect , and the
three men were taken and brought back to Liberty , where , on trial before two
justices of the peace , they were committed for trial in the District Court of the
United ...
A telegraphic despatch to St. Louis , however , had the desired effect , and the
three men were taken and brought back to Liberty , where , on trial before two
justices of the peace , they were committed for trial in the District Court of the
United ...
Page 61
stating the difficulties in the case : " Firstly , what disposition is to be made of
weapons taken forcibly from these Indians ? Secondly , many of these Indians
are intelligent , only using weapons when any well - disposed white person
would have ...
stating the difficulties in the case : " Firstly , what disposition is to be made of
weapons taken forcibly from these Indians ? Secondly , many of these Indians
are intelligent , only using weapons when any well - disposed white person
would have ...
Page 78
The Sonthern Cheyennes had given up to their agent some Mexican prisoners
whom they had taken in the spring , and this act , it was supposed , had seemed
to the northern band à needless interference on the part of the United States 78 A
...
The Sonthern Cheyennes had given up to their agent some Mexican prisoners
whom they had taken in the spring , and this act , it was supposed , had seemed
to the northern band à needless interference on the part of the United States 78 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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