Letter to Editor, 22–circa 27 April 1843, Second Draft
Letter to Editor, 22–circa 27 April 1843, Second Draft
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[, (Viator, pseud.)], Letter, , Hancock Co., IL, to the Editor of Boston Daily Bee, , Suffolk Co., MA, 22–ca. 27 Apr. 1843, draft; handwriting of ; three pages; “Truthiana No. 6,” Truthiana, 1843, drafts, CHL.
Historical Introduction
Historical Introduction
See Historical Introduction to Letter to Editor, 22–ca. 27 Apr. 1843.
colors the wrongs thir tribe <Nation> was suffring from their neigh[b]ors in evry thing horses & cattle stolen & their rights trampld upon in vari[o]us way they had borne it probably a long time & wanted council how they could better their countrey &c.
The propht herd them pati[e]ntly & treati[n]g them polite[l]y but told them he did [not] wish to interfere in their diffcutes [difficulties] as they were under the guid[a]nce of the Gret father (the ) they had better look to him for council & not resort to shedding of blood in rebellion unless absolety compeleld in presonal Afairs,
They had quite a talk & the few red men looked rather disconsolate—
I am credibly informd the indians have freqntly visited this place— & that they have been here serveral times since the Mormans comenenced buldng & have had their dances on the Mound near th centre of the .— [p. [4]]
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TEXT: The text on this page is written over a copy of Facsimile 2 from the Book of Abraham. (See “A Fac-simile from the Book of Abraham, No. 2.,” Second Issue, between ca. 15 Mar. 1842 and 1 Apr. 1843.)
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