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How with such elements of mind as they possess , they could , unlike other
originally great people , have continued destitute of written wisdom , must ever
remain à mystery . It is this important want which compels them to endure their
wrongs ...
How with such elements of mind as they possess , they could , unlike other
originally great people , have continued destitute of written wisdom , must ever
remain à mystery . It is this important want which compels them to endure their
wrongs ...
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The christian purchaser , however , continued so extortionate in her demands ,
that the poor disappointed heathens turned away from her . Truly unreasonable
indeed must the lady have been , for there was neither village , nor other house ...
The christian purchaser , however , continued so extortionate in her demands ,
that the poor disappointed heathens turned away from her . Truly unreasonable
indeed must the lady have been , for there was neither village , nor other house ...
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He had alighted from his horse , and was leaning against a rail fence , but in so
beastly a state of drunkenness , that although he made many efforts to remount ,
he was unable , while I continued to observe him , to accomplish it . The very ...
He had alighted from his horse , and was leaning against a rail fence , but in so
beastly a state of drunkenness , that although he made many efforts to remount ,
he was unable , while I continued to observe him , to accomplish it . The very ...
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... but they had no wisdom , therefore they warred together ; the Six Nations were
powerful and compelled them to peace . The land for a great extent was given up
to them , but the nations which were not destroyed all continued on those lands ...
... but they had no wisdom , therefore they warred together ; the Six Nations were
powerful and compelled them to peace . The land for a great extent was given up
to them , but the nations which were not destroyed all continued on those lands ...
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The Senecas may be assured , that the rewards offered for apprehending the
murderers , will be continued until they are secured for trial , and that when they
shall be apprehended , they will be tried and punished , as if they had killed white
...
The Senecas may be assured , that the rewards offered for apprehending the
murderers , will be continued until they are secured for trial , and that when they
shall be apprehended , they will be tried and punished , as if they had killed white
...
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Información bibliográfica
| Título | Sketches of the History, Manners, and Customs of the North American Indians Collection Baby Collections spéciales Indigenous Peoples: North America |
| Autor | James Buchanan |
| Editor | Black and Young, 1824 |
| Procedencia del original | Biblioteca Nacional de Austria |
| Digitalizado | 2 Oct 2012 |
| N.º de páginas | 375 páginas |
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