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In this letter to Reverend C. M. Fuller, Robert Simerwell relates that the Indians who accompanied Issac McCoy west of the Missouri River were pleased with the land that they found. More importantly, Simerwell states that the "tide of white population setting in is so great that our hopes of remaining here long is almost cut off." In addition, Simerwell believes that the white populations arrival is doubly bad for the Indians in the area because of whites' "ruinous habit of dealing out spirits to these unfortunate people."
Creator: Simerwell, Robert, 1786-1868
Date: December 17, 1828
Item Number: 219133
Call Number: Robert Simerwell Coll. #500, Box 1 Correspondence and reports, 1828
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 219133
Collections - Manuscript - Simerwell, Robert W.
Community Life - Religion - Missionaries - Carey Mission
Date - 1820s - 1828
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - American Indians - Indian removal
People - American Indians - Missions - Carey Mission
People - Notable People - Simerwell, Robert
Places - Other States - Michigan - Carey Mission
Thematic Time Period - Indian Territory, 1820 - 1854
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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