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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... situation of more importance to the government of the United States , in pro- moting the civilization of the Indians , than Mackinaw . * The contemplated removal of this Military Post , or the princi- pal part of the establishment , to ...
... situation of more importance to the government of the United States , in pro- moting the civilization of the Indians , than Mackinaw . * The contemplated removal of this Military Post , or the princi- pal part of the establishment , to ...
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... situations of the numerous In- dian Tribes , which are spread over our widely extended territory ; and in the spelling of their names , seeing that these tribes , in not a single instance , have a written language , is not pretended ...
... situations of the numerous In- dian Tribes , which are spread over our widely extended territory ; and in the spelling of their names , seeing that these tribes , in not a single instance , have a written language , is not pretended ...
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... situation of the whole Indian population within their jurisdiction , as my information and materials would admit . It is a subject , indeed , in which accuracy is not now required . Enough is given for present use ; -enough to show us ...
... situation of the whole Indian population within their jurisdiction , as my information and materials would admit . It is a subject , indeed , in which accuracy is not now required . Enough is given for present use ; -enough to show us ...
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... situation , receive these blessings . Should the Govern- ment of the United States , provide an Asylum for the remnants of these depressed and wretched people , who have been long insu- lated , corrupting and wasting away in the midst ...
... situation , receive these blessings . Should the Govern- ment of the United States , provide an Asylum for the remnants of these depressed and wretched people , who have been long insu- lated , corrupting and wasting away in the midst ...
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... and through these forests , their beloved fore- fathers once , in careless gaiety , pursued their sports and hunted their game ; This important change in the situation of these tribes is REPORT TO THE SECRETARY OF WAR . 29.
... and through these forests , their beloved fore- fathers once , in careless gaiety , pursued their sports and hunted their game ; This important change in the situation of these tribes is REPORT TO THE SECRETARY OF WAR . 29.
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acres annually appear Appendix Arkansaw Beaver Indians Brainerd Buffalo Capt Cherokee Nation Chiefs Chippawas Choctaws Christian civilization Columbia river commenced corn Council Council Bluffs Creek cultivate Delawares dians east Education Family establishment Father fifty five Fox river friends give Gospel Government Green Bay head hundred miles hunting improvement Indian tribes inhabit instruction Iron river Island JEDIDIAH MORSE labor Lake Superior lands language letter live Mackinaw manner Menominees ment mission Missionary Mississippi Missouri mouth natives New-York object Oneidas Osages Ottawas Pawnee persons prairie present principal purchase received Red River reside respectable Rocky Mountains Sandy Lake Sauks scholars Secretary settlement side Six Nations skins Society soil souls Spirit Stockbridge Stockbridge Indians Territory things thousand tion tract trade treaty United village warriors White river Winebagoes women Wyandots