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... Delaware , Mohiccan ( Muhhea- kunuk ) and Munsee tribes , a tract of land , situated on the waters of the White River , and now comprised within the state of Indiana ; that the Delawares , and a part of the Mohiccan nation , shortly ...
... Delaware , Mohiccan ( Muhhea- kunuk ) and Munsee tribes , a tract of land , situated on the waters of the White River , and now comprised within the state of Indiana ; that the Delawares , and a part of the Mohiccan nation , shortly ...
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... Delawares to the United States , or by any treaties made with tribes to which the Mohiccans were not parties , and that they still remain the lawful proprietors of an equal and undivided share of the tract granted by the Miamies to them ...
... Delawares to the United States , or by any treaties made with tribes to which the Mohiccans were not parties , and that they still remain the lawful proprietors of an equal and undivided share of the tract granted by the Miamies to them ...
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... Delawares , transmitted to the care of the Indian agent , were by him suppressed from the know- ledge of the Delawares , and his suggestions of the " proper steps " to be taken for the procurement of Indian lands , by the employment of ...
... Delawares , transmitted to the care of the Indian agent , were by him suppressed from the know- ledge of the Delawares , and his suggestions of the " proper steps " to be taken for the procurement of Indian lands , by the employment of ...
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... Delawares and Munsees , and made large improvements on them , at great expense to our nation , to prepare them for us . We were about preparing , last year , to remove to them with our families and instruc- tors , but we heard , with ...
... Delawares and Munsees , and made large improvements on them , at great expense to our nation , to prepare them for us . We were about preparing , last year , to remove to them with our families and instruc- tors , but we heard , with ...
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... Delawares , who are but little instructed in religion , and who are preparing to remove away west of the great river Mississippi . BRETHREN : This is what we have to say , and now we pray that you will consider our just rights , and set ...
... Delawares , who are but little instructed in religion , and who are preparing to remove away west of the great river Mississippi . BRETHREN : This is what we have to say , and now we pray that you will consider our just rights , and set ...
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accounts aforesaid agent alleged amount appears appointed appropriation army authority Bill British Calvert county Capitol captain cents certificate claimant Colonel Brearly command commissioners Committee of Claims Congress court house David Brearly December Delawares Department deponent deposition destroyed destruction District dollars duty dwelling house Ebenezer Sage enemy entitled evidence expenditures expense February Fort Hawkins Fort Mitchell Fort Scott Fowl Town freemen frontier furnished Georgia honor House of Representatives hundred Indians James Guyon January John Joseph Janey Judge Advocate land letter March ment military militia Mohiccans Monday's Point Moses Hazen nation Navy officers opinion ordered to lie payment Pensions petitioner present provisions Public Buildings received referred the petition relief resolution Resolved respectfully Richard Bland Lee river Secretary Secretary of War Seminole Seminole war store house territory testimony thereof tion Treasury treaty treaty of Brownstown troops United votes warriors whole House William
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