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Title: Conquest of the country northwest of the river Ohio, 1778-1783 : and, life of Gen. George Rogers Clark
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: English, William Hayden, 1822-1896
Subjects: Clark, George Rogers, 1752-1818 Clark family Clark's Expedition to the Illinois (1778-1779) Clark's Expedition against Detroit, 1781
Publisher: Indianapolis, Ind. Kansas City, Mo. : Bowen-Merrill Co.
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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uncils held with the several tribes, and themany speeches made on these occasions. These were gen-erally in the florid, figurative style, common to Indianoratory, interesting enough, but too long to be given here.They will be found in full in the appendix. It should be remembered to Colonel Clarks credit thathe was wholly destitute of presents for the Indians, andpresents have always been considered as indispensable tosuccessful negotiations with them; besides he was competingwith the well supplied regular officers of the king of Eng-land, who, at Detroit, and through their agents sent outfrom there in all directions, were lavishing presents andpromises in great profusion upon the Indians to secure theirallegiance. That Clark succeeded so well, under such con-ditions, is conclusive evidence of the tact and sagacitv of thisremarkable man. He secured peace, under these adversecircumstances, with a dozen different tribes. Hesays: Ourinfluence now began to spread among the nations even to
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