Morse, Jedediah, 1761-1826 A report to the Secretary of War of the United States, on Indian Affairs, comprising a narrative of a tour performed in the summer of 1820 , under a commission from the President of the United States, for the purpose of ascertaining, for the use of the government, the actual state of the Indian tribes in our country: Illustrated by a map of the United States; ornamented by a correct portrait of a Pawnee Indian

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GLC#
GLC04135
Type
Books & pamphlets
Date
1822
Author/Creator
Morse, Jedediah, 1761-1826
Title
A report to the Secretary of War of the United States, on Indian Affairs, comprising a narrative of a tour performed in the summer of 1820 , under a commission from the President of the United States, for the purpose of ascertaining, for the use of the government, the actual state of the Indian tribes in our country: Illustrated by a map of the United States; ornamented by a correct portrait of a Pawnee Indian
Place Written
New Haven, Connecticut
Pagination
1 v. : 400 p. : , 13 p. : of plates : ill. Height: 22.4 cm, Width: 14 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
The First Age of Reform

Printed by S. Converse, published by Howe & Spalding. Signed by M. H. White on the title page. Reverend Morse presents a detailed study on Native American Tribes to John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War. Information in this work is based on Morse's own observations and on the reports of army officers, government agents, and missionaries who had frequent contact with Native Americans.

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