 | Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, Nicholas Biddle - 1814 - 518 pàgines
...that they might obtain trade and necessaries; they wanted arms as well for hunting as for defence, and asked our mediation between them and the Mahas,...presents. The grand chief of the nation not being of the parly, we sent him a flag, a medal, and some ornaments for clothing. To the six chiefs who were present,... | |
 | Samuel Abbott - 1919 - 340 pàgines
...August 3, 1804, chiefs of the Ottoes, Missouris and Pawnees came in to camp for conference: "The great chief of the nation not being of the party, we sent him a flag," says the record of the expedition. This gift of a Stars and Stripes to an Indian chief occurred at... | |
 | Samuel Abbott - 1919 - 342 pàgines
...August 3, 1804, chiefs of the Ottoes, Missouris and Pawnees came in to camp for conference : "The great chief of the nation not being of the party, we sent him a flag," says the record of the expedition. This gift of a Stars and Stripes to an Indian chief occurred at... | |
 | Elliott Coues - 1979 - 506 pàgines
...necessaries ; they wanted arms as well ior hunting as ior deiense, and asked our mediation hetween them and the Mahas, with whom they are now at war. We promised to do so, and wished some oi them to accompany us to that nation, which they declined, ior iear oi heing killed by them. We then... | |
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... chiefs replied to our speech, each in his turn, according to rank; they expressed their joy at the change in the government; their hopes that we would recommend them to their great father (the President), that they might obtain trade and necessaries;... 