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Red Clay May 12th 1837 | |||
My Dear Sir, | My Dear Sir, | ||
Yours of March 13th was duly | Yours of March 13th was duly | ||
recd. I thank you much for the contents of it, especially | |||
the information with regard to my dear sons. I hope they | the information with regard to my dear sons. I hope they | ||
have | have ere this learned some wisdom, and sobriety. I know | ||
they will receive good advice from yourself and other friends | they will receive good advice from yourself and other friends | ||
and I hope they will have discretion enough to follow it. | and I hope they will have discretion enough to follow it. | ||
I write now to suggest to you what has occurred to | I write now to suggest to you what has occurred to | ||
me within a few days. Could not a Voluntary | me within a few days. Could not a Voluntary Association | ||
be organized in our country for the | be organized in our country for the express purpose of | ||
inquiring into the past, present, and prospective condition, | inquiring into the past, present, and prospective condition, | ||
feelings | feelings &c. of our Western and Southern Indians | ||
Tribes? Could not an extensive Enquireing | Tribes? Could not an extensive Enquireing Association | ||
of this | of this kind be organized, so as to embrace | ||
influential men of all political parties? Could | influential men of all political parties? Could | ||
it not have its seat in New York or Philadelphia, | it not have its seat in New York or Philadelphia, | ||
and have members | and have members or corresponding members | ||
through-out the Country? | through-out the Country? Its main object being to | ||
ascertain, no far as possible, the advances the several | |||
tribes have made in civilization and christianity and | |||
their encouraging and discouraging | their encouraging and discouraging prospects; and the | ||
obstacles in the way to their civilization | obstacles in the way to their civilization &c. &c. And | ||
let this society employ a periodical to circulate | let this society employ a periodical to circulate | ||
the information obtained through the country and | the information obtained through the country and | ||
the world. You know Sir, that voluntary | the world. You know Sir, that voluntary associations | ||
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Red Clay May 12th 1837 My Dear Sir,
Yours of March 13th was duly
recd. I thank you much for the contents of it, especially the information with regard to my dear sons. I hope they have ere this learned some wisdom, and sobriety. I know they will receive good advice from yourself and other friends and I hope they will have discretion enough to follow it.
I write now to suggest to you what has occurred to
me within a few days. Could not a Voluntary Association be organized in our country for the express purpose of inquiring into the past, present, and prospective condition, feelings &c. of our Western and Southern Indians Tribes? Could not an extensive Enquireing Association of this kind be organized, so as to embrace influential men of all political parties? Could it not have its seat in New York or Philadelphia, and have members or corresponding members through-out the Country? Its main object being to ascertain, no far as possible, the advances the several tribes have made in civilization and christianity and their encouraging and discouraging prospects; and the obstacles in the way to their civilization &c. &c. And let this society employ a periodical to circulate the information obtained through the country and the world. You know Sir, that voluntary associations