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Correspondence from Jennie Brown Dunham to Fannie Hardy Eckstorm. Date unknown. (ms158_b1f033_001.01.pdf)
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�Sample 5 onto[?] of savagry, I believe in the sight of God they might be far whiter in spirit than many who have boasted of fame and fortune, and a white [underlined] skin[underlined]. My God ! when I think of some of the things, many[underlined] things that were done to those poor souls in the name civilization for greed of gain, my blood turns to fire. Who wonders they hated a white face? You speak of thier being drunken. Who put the bottles to thier innocent lips? The superior[underlined] white man; who took all thier faith and trust and bartered it for a few trinkets, that they might
Description: A letter regarding the past unjust treatment of Indian peoples.
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Language: English
Date: Unknown
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