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In this letter to Reverend S.M. Cane, Robert Simerwell explains that he has just visited a number of Potawatomis encamped along the Wabash River in perparation for a move west of the Mississippi River as soon as the U.S. Government "will provide means." Simerwell states that the Potawatomis are ready to start their journey, but must depend on the U.S. Government for protection because they are fearful of the possibility of being harmed by "Indians who delight in spilling blood."
Creator: Simerwell, Robert, 1786-1868
Date: April 11, 1833
Item Number: 219235
Call Number: Robert Simerwell Coll. #500, Box 2 Correspondence and reports, 1833 March-April
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 219235
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 - Notable People - Simerwell, Robert
Places - Other States - Indiana - Saint Joseph County - Terre Coupee
Places - Rivers - Mississippi
Places - Rivers - Wabash
Thematic Time Period - Indian Territory, 1820 - 1854
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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