Selections from Letters Written During a Tour Through the United States: In the Summer and Autumn of 1819 ; Illustrative of the Character of the Native Indians, and of the Descent from the Lost Ten Tribes of Israel ; as Well as Descriptive of the Present Situation and Sufferings of Emigrants, and of the Soil and State of AgricultureJ. Dunn, 1820 - 230 pages |
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Dublin to New York Feelings on leaving land | 12 |
Newark Plainfields Son of Walter Mifflin Phi | 63 |
Indians it is unnecessary to say more | 73 |
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