Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 to William H. Harrison re: seeking more land for the U.S. by subjugating Indians
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07171 Author/Creator: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1803/02/27 Pagination: 4 p. 24.5 x 20.6 cm Order a Copy
"To promote this disposition to exchange lands,which they have to spare and we want . . . we shall push our trading houses, and be glad to see the good & influential individuals among them run in debt, because we observe that when these debts get beyond what the individuals can pay, they become willing to lop them off by a cession of lands . . . this way our settlement will gradually circumscribe & approach the Indians, & they will in time either incorporate with us as citizens of the US or remove beyond the Mississippi. The former is certainly the termination of their history . . . but in the whole course of this, it is essential to cultivate their love;" expected occupation of New Orleans by French. Jefferson has drawn a diagram of squares on page 1.
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