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Title: Transfer of Indians from CIVIL to Military Management. Memorial of the Delegation of the Cherokee, Creek and Seminole, Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, of the Indian Territory, to the Congress of the United States, in Opposition to the Transfer of Indians
Description: No Place, No publisher. Pamphlet. Full title: Transfer of Indians from Civil to Military Management. Memorial of the Delegation of the Cherokee, Creek and Seminole, Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, of the Indian Territory, to the Congress of the United States, in opposition to the transfer of Indians from civil to military management, as contemplated in bill H.R. 959 and others of like import now pending in Congress. February 25, 1878. 45th Congress, 2d Session, Mis. Doc. No. 33. House of Representatives. No publisher, place or date. Presumed US Government Printing Office, Washington DC: 1878. Pamphlet, disbound from a larger work. No wrappers. 10 pp. A forcefully written rejection of the US government's proposal to "manage" various Native American tribes via the military, as opposed to civilian control. The representatives from the tribes in the title cite the retreat of Sitting Bull to Canada, and assert that the various Native American tribes seek to live in peace, not war. They point out that so call depredations are carried out by Native Americans and whites alike, and do not equate to hostile intent. They also cite various military and civil leaders in the government against the change. GOOD condition. Minor toning. Some wear, chipping and creasing along the spine edge. Good .
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Title: Transfer of Indians from CIVIL to Military Management. Memorial of the Delegation of the Cherokee, Creek and Seminole, Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, of the Indian Territory, to the Congress of the United States, in Opposition to the Transfer of Indians
Description: No Place, No publisher. Pamphlet. Full title: Transfer of Indians from Civil to Military Management. Memorial of the Delegation of the Cherokee, Creek and Seminole, Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, of the Indian Territory, to the Congress of the United States, in opposition to the transfer of Indians from civil to military management, as contemplated in bill H.R. 959 and others of like import now pending in Congress. February 25, 1878. 45th Congress, 2d Session, Mis. Doc. No. 33. House of Representatives. No publisher, place or date. Presumed US Government Printing Office, Washington DC: 1878. Pamphlet, disbound from a larger work. No wrappers. 10 pp. A forcefully written rejection of the US government's proposal to "manage" various Native American tribes via the military, as opposed to civilian control. The representatives from the tribes in the title cite the retreat of Sitting Bull to Canada, and assert that the various Native American tribes seek to live in peace, not war. They point out that so call depredations are carried out by Native Americans and whites alike, and do not equate to hostile intent. They also cite various military and civil leaders in the government against the change. GOOD condition. Minor toning. Some wear, chipping and creasing along the spine edge. Good .
Keywords: Noisbn Native American
Price: US$ 81.00 Seller: Mare Booksellers
- Book number: 016678
- Book number: 016678
See more books from our catalog: Americana