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August 2, 1822

The calculation of the eclipse of August 2d, 1822, projected by Elias Boudinot, a Cherokee of seventeen, accompanied letters from the school.

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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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The calculation of the eclipse of August 2d, 1822, projected by Elias Boudinot, a Cherokee of seventeen, accompanied letters from the school.

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Accompanying the foregoing letters, were the calculation of the eclipse of August 2d, 1822, very neatly projected, and the results stated in the usual form, by Elias Boudinot, a Cherokee of seventeen; a translation of the 119th psalm, into the Mah-he-con-nuk language, by John Hicks, of that tribe, which is inserted under the head of Miscellaneous Articles; with a number.of very neat and beautiful specimens of Chirography, of the pupils. In this artthey are equal to any people on the globe.

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. 380 / book p. 278

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August 2, 1822

The calculation of the eclipse of August 2d, 1822, projected by Elias Boudinot, a Cherokee of seventeen, accompanied letters from the school.

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Nation & worldAugust 2, 1822

The calculation of the eclipse of August 2d, 1822, projected by Elias Boudinot, a Cherokee of seventeen, accompanied letters from the school.

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Accompanying the foregoing letters, were the calculation of the eclipse of August 2d, 1822, very neatly projected, and the results stated in the usual form, by Elias Boudinot, a Cherokee of seventeen; a translation of the 119th psalm, into the Mah-he-con-nuk language, by John Hicks, of that tribe, which is inserted under the head of Miscellaneous Articles; with a number.of very neat and beautiful specimens of Chirography, of the pupils. In this artthey are equal to any people on the globe.