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July 26, 1822

Rev. Abner Morse of Nantucket wrote a letter concerning the British fund for civilizing and christianizing Indians in New-England.

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Births in 1822, date not documented: Caroline Vervalin, born at Poughkeepsie, N. Y.; a Beloit farmer born in County Kent, England; a Beloit resident born in Rhode Island; a Beloit resident born in Ulster Co., N. Y.; Calvin Olds's son born in Marlboro, Windham Co., Vt.; a Lima Center resident born in Orange Co., N. Y.; an Afton/Beloit farmer born near Longford, Ireland; F. Randolph born in Crawford Co., Penn.; George Spencer born in the State of Vermont; an Avon settler born in Chenango Co., N. Y.; Col. Edward born in Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania; Andrew Barlass born near Loch Leven, Scotland; Dr. Whiting born in Massachusetts.

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A treaty was signed at Fort Armstrong, signed by Quash-quamae.

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Nation & worldJuly 26, 1822

Rev. Abner Morse of Nantucket wrote a letter concerning the British fund for civilizing and christianizing Indians in New-England.

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This letter is from a respectable clergyman in Nantucket, Rev. Abner Morse, dated July 26, 1822, in which he says, " You are no doubt acquainted with all that was formerly done in Great Britian for the Indians of North America. A gentleman who was born upon this Island, but who has resided in England the last thirty years, and become extensively acquainted among the nobility, has lately been here upon a visit, and informs me, that the annual interest of the fund granted in the reign of George II, ' for civilizing and christianizing the Indians in New-England,,' amounts to tzvo hundred thousand dollars ; and that the Trustees make no appropriations," &c. probably for want of information, how to make them to advantage.

Morse, Jedidiah. A Report to the Secretary of War of the United States, on Indian Affairs, Comprising a Narrative of a Tour Performed in the Summer of 1820, under a Commission from the President of the United States, for the Purpose of Ascertaining, for the Use of the Government, the Actual State of the Indian Tribes in Our Country. New-Haven: S. Converse, 1822. Library of Congress copy via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/reporttosecretar00mors_0.PDF p. 418 / book p. 316

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July 26, 1822

Rev. Abner Morse of Nantucket wrote a letter concerning the British fund for civilizing and christianizing Indians in New-England.

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Nation & worldJuly 26, 1822

Rev. Abner Morse of Nantucket wrote a letter concerning the British fund for civilizing and christianizing Indians in New-England.

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1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

This letter is from a respectable clergyman in Nantucket, Rev. Abner Morse, dated July 26, 1822, in which he says, " You are no doubt acquainted with all that was formerly done in Great Britian for the Indians of North America. A gentleman who was born upon this Island, but who has resided in England the last thirty years, and become extensively acquainted among the nobility, has lately been here upon a visit, and informs me, that the annual interest of the fund granted in the reign of George II, ' for civilizing and christianizing the Indians in New-England,,' amounts to tzvo hundred thousand dollars ; and that the Trustees make no appropriations," &c. probably for want of information, how to make them to advantage.