 ... and, we are persuaded, they would most readily accept of it, in lieu of the lands you sold them. If you add, also, the great sums you must expend in raising and paying armies, with a view to force us to yield you our country, you will certainly have...  Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society - Page 165by Massachusetts Historical Society - 1836 - 28 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1840 - 430 pages
...above this large sum of money ; and we are persuaded they would most readily accept of it in lieu-of the lands you sold to them. If you add also the great...purposes of repaying these settlers for all their labour and improvements." And then they proceed in a strain of noble indignation. " BROTHERS—You... | |
 | John Brown Dillon - Indiana - 1843 - 482 pages
...money ; and, we are persuaded, they would most readily accept of it, in lieu of the lands you sold them. If you add, also, the great sums you must expend...of re-paying these settlers for all their labor and their improvements. "Brothers: You have talked to us about concessions. It appears strange that you... | |
 | James Handasyd Perkins - Indians of North America - 1846 - 632 pages
...money ; and, as we are persuaded, they would most readily accept of it in lieu of the lands you sold them. If you add, also, the great sums you must expend...you will certainly have more than sufficient for the purpose of re-paying these settlers for all their labor and their improvements. " Brothers : You have... | |
 | John Brown Dillon - Indiana - 1859 - 692 pages
...of money; and we are persuaded, they would most readily accept of it, in lieu of the lands you sold them. If you add, also, the great sums you must expend...of repaying these settlers for all their labor and their improvements. "Brothers: You have talked to us about concessions. It appears strange that you... | |
 | William Leete Stone - Indians of North America - 1865 - 668 pages
...people; give to each also a proportion of what you say you would give us annually, over and above this large sum of money; and we are persuaded they would...talked to us about concessions. It appears strange that»you expect any from us, who have only been defending our just rights against your invasions.... | |
 | Alexander Davidson, Bernard Stuvé - Illinois - 1874 - 978 pages
...money ; and as we are persuaded, they would most readily accept of it in lieu of the land you sold them. If you add, also, the great sums you must expend...you will certainly have more than sufficient for the purpose of repaying these settlers for all their labor and their improvements. * * We want peace. Restore... | |
 | Charles Richard Tuttle - Indians of North America - 1874 - 638 pages
...money ; and, as we are persuaded, they would most readily accept of it in lieu of the land you sold them. If you add, also, the great sums you must expend...you will certainly have more than sufficient for the purpose of repaying these settlers for all their labor and their improvements. Brothers: You have talked... | |
 | Alexander Davidson, Bernard Stuvé - Illinois - 1877 - 974 pages
...in lieu of the land you sold them. If you add, aleo, the great sums you must expend in raising aud paying armies, with a view to force us to yield you...you will certainly have more than sufficient for the purpose of repaying these settlers for all their \abor and their improvements. * * We want peace. Bestore... | |
 | Hiram Williams Beckwith - Northwest, Old - 1879 - 320 pages
...we are persuaded they would most readily accept of it in lieu of the lauds you sold them. If you add the great sums you must expend in raising and paying armies, with a view to force us to yield our country, you will certainly have more than sufficient for the purpose of repaying these settlers... | |
 | Rufus Blanchard - Chicago - 1880 - 580 pages
...of money; and we are persuaded they would most readily accept of it, in lieu of the lands you sold them. If you add, also, the great sums you must expend...with a view to force us to yield you our country, yon will certainly have more than sufficient for the purposes of repaying these settlers for all their... | |
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