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In this letter to Colonel Abel C. Pepper, Robert Simerwell tells Pepper that the leaders of the Potawatomis would like to visit before deciding where to relocate because they have heard that "in a short time they will see the whites soldiers marching through their country westward." While Simerwell states that he has assured the Chiefs that such fears are largely unfounded, he explains to Pepper that many of the Chiefs are still reluctant to leave.
Creator: Simerwell, Robert, 1786-1868
Date: April 18, 1833
Item Number: 219237
Call Number: Robert Simerwell Coll. #500, Box 2 Correspondence and reports, 1833 March-April
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 219237
Collections - Manuscript - Simerwell, Robert W.
Community Life - Religion - Missionaries
Date - 1830s - 1833
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Policies and programs - Land - Indian Removal Act
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - American Indians - Indian removal
People - American Indians - Tribes - Potawatomi
People - Notable People - Pepper, Abel C., 1793-1860
People - Notable People - Simerwell, Robert
Places - Other States - Indiana - Lake Port
Thematic Time Period - Indian Territory, 1820 - 1854
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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