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Distrust of the Creek Indians for the "great father"...
Distrust of the Creek Indians for the "great father"...
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June 20, 1829
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, June 20, 1829 Inside is a terrific letter headed: "The Creek Indians". It is the text of a speech of a chief of the Creek Tribe, Specled Snake, at the beginning of the forced removal of native American's to west of the Mississippi, known as the Trail of Tears.
In his speech the chief recounts the failed promises of the "great father" through the ages, a few bits including: "...our great father ...is very kind, he says he loves his red children...When he first dame over the wide waters he was but a little man & wore a red coat....smoked with him the pipe of peace...Muscogees gave the white man land & kindled him a fire...With one foot he pushed the red man over the Oconee & with the other he trampled down the graves of his fathers...He said, 'Get a little further, you are too near me..." with much more on this.
A great letter on how the American government on several occasions removed the Native American's from their land.
Sixteen pages, 6 3/4 by 9 3/4 inches, great condition.
As noted in Wikipedia, this title: "...(was) one of the most widely-circulated magazines in the United States...Devoted primarily to politics...considered an important source for the history of the period."
Category: Pre-Civil War
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