Against the Iroquois: The Sullivan Campaign of 1779 in New York StateAn account of the Revolutionary War campaign against the Iroquois Indians who were killing settlers and destroying homes in Pennsylvania and New York. |
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A Note of Thanks | 1 |
the only savages capable of refined feelings | 19 |
total destruction and devastation | 39 |
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