Indiana and Indianans - a history of aboriginal and territorial Indiana and the century of statehood (1919) (14587530518)

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Title: Indiana and Indianans : a history of aboriginal and territorial Indiana and the century of statehood
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Dunn, Jacob Piatt, 1855-1924 Kemper, General William Harrison, 1839-
Subjects: Medicine
Publisher: Chicago and New York : The American historical society
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive



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nd founded the plan of their colonization, their onlyhope, and the imperishable monument of his wisdom and benevolence.His daughter Delilah, a native of Indiana, who had married JohnstonLykins, remained with him on the mission field. His niece, Eliza McCoy,entered the, work, and became one of the most noted of Indian mission-aries. She was also a native of Indiana. At her death she left a hand-some fortune to the cause. In all of Indiana history there is no brighterrecord than that of this devoted family. The treaties of 1818 gave opportunity for the location of a permanentcapital, which was something that the Stat-e had been looking forwardto for several years. As before mentioned, when the State was admittedCongress donated four sections for a capital, to be selected by the legis-lature from such lands as may hereafter be acciuired by the UnitedStates, from the Indian tribes within the said territory. By an actof January 11, 1820, ten commissioners were appointed to select the site.
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