A Report to the Secretary of War of the United States, on Indian Affairs: Comprising a Narrative of a Tour Performed in the Summer of 1820 ...Converse, 1822 - 496 pages Series of reports and correspondence. Some letters signed by J.C. Calhoun. Extensive statistics on Indian tribes in 1820. |
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... hands , a Report , in part , of the results of my several visits among the Indian Tribes of our country , and of my inquiries concerning their past history and present actual state . This Report , in compliance with a Resolution of ...
... hands , a Report , in part , of the results of my several visits among the Indian Tribes of our country , and of my inquiries concerning their past history and present actual state . This Report , in compliance with a Resolution of ...
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... hands of Great Britain , there were , at that period , two Catholic Priests among these Indians ; and in 1817 or 18 , there went another , who still resides on the Red River , where Lord Selkirk has attempted to establish a colo- ny ...
... hands of Great Britain , there were , at that period , two Catholic Priests among these Indians ; and in 1817 or 18 , there went another , who still resides on the Red River , where Lord Selkirk has attempted to establish a colo- ny ...
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... hands of the Superintendant of Indian Trade , and partly by licensed traders ; or , 2. Whether the Government will increase their capital to a suitable sum for the purpose of furnishing a full supply of goods for the Indians , and take ...
... hands of the Superintendant of Indian Trade , and partly by licensed traders ; or , 2. Whether the Government will increase their capital to a suitable sum for the purpose of furnishing a full supply of goods for the Indians , and take ...
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... hands , and stated what he con- sidered would be the benefits resulting from such a course . 1. The destruction of British influence among the Indians , which is now diffused through the traders . 2. The Indians might get their goods ...
... hands , and stated what he con- sidered would be the benefits resulting from such a course . 1. The destruction of British influence among the Indians , which is now diffused through the traders . 2. The Indians might get their goods ...
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... hands of the Indians , and the attempt by the captors of that place , to molest and stop the Menominees and the officer and his The garrison did not consist of more than from thirty to forty men . I have been well informed that this ...
... hands of the Indians , and the attempt by the captors of that place , to molest and stop the Menominees and the officer and his The garrison did not consist of more than from thirty to forty men . I have been well informed that this ...
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