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Page 151
... Indian was allowed even to enter the house where these strangers resided , unless in the presence of a Jesuit . 19. In order to render any communication between them as difficult as possible , they industriously avoided giving the Indians ...
... Indian was allowed even to enter the house where these strangers resided , unless in the presence of a Jesuit . 19. In order to render any communication between them as difficult as possible , they industriously avoided giving the Indians ...
Page 255
... Indians that the sachem or chief of the whites had arrived , and wished to have a " grand talk with his Red brothers the next day , when the sun was at his half way house in the sky . ” 17. Soon as the natives saw the boat put off from ...
... Indians that the sachem or chief of the whites had arrived , and wished to have a " grand talk with his Red brothers the next day , when the sun was at his half way house in the sky . ” 17. Soon as the natives saw the boat put off from ...
Page 290
... Indians ; the motives which led to it strange and inex- plicable ; and the unfortunate saddles decisively contradic- tory to all their professions . An earnest , and in the end a very vehement debate commenced among them , of which only ...
... Indians ; the motives which led to it strange and inex- plicable ; and the unfortunate saddles decisively contradic- tory to all their professions . An earnest , and in the end a very vehement debate commenced among them , of which only ...
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