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Indian Rights Association Poor Material For an Indian Agent

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC10051.21 Author/Creator: Indian Rights Association Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Pamphlet Date: March 12, 1887 Pagination: 2 p. Order a Copy

One pamphlet entitled, "Poor Material For an Indian Agent," dated March 12, 1887. Item is a printing of a letter written by an indigineous man related to the influence of alcoholism brought to reservations by Special Agents.

Indian Rights Association

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