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Title: The history of Mahaska County, Iowa, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &c., a biographical directory of its citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, general and local statistics ..
Year: 1878 (1870s)
Authors: Union historical company, Des Moines, pub. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Des Moines, Union historical company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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chiefs the city of Boston,where they were invited to a meeting in Fanueil Hall. On that occasion hemade the most animated speech, both in manner and matter, that was deliv-ered by the chiefs. After Keokuk had spoken, Appanoose arose and said: You have heard just now what my chief has to say. All our chiefs andwarriors are very much gratified by our visit to this town. Last Saturdaythey were invited to a great house, and now they are in the great council-house. They are very much pleased with so much attention. This we can-not reward you for now, but shall not forget it, and hope the Great Spiritwill reward you for it. This is the place which our forefathers once inhabi-ted. I have often heard my father and grandfather say they lived near thesea-coast where the white man first came. I am glad to hear all this fromyou. I suppose it is put in a book, where you learn all these things. Asfar as I can understand the language of the white people, it appears to me THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 49
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INDIANS TRYING A PRISONEK. 50 THE NOKTHWEST TERRITORY. that the Americans have attained a very high rank among the white people.It is the same with ug, though I say it myself. Where we live beyond theMississippi, I am respected by all people, and they consider me the tallestamong them, 1 am happy that two great men meet and shake hands witheach other. As Appanoose concluded his speech, he suited the action to the word byextending his hand to Gov. Everett, amid the shouts of applause from theaudience, who were not a little amused at the self-complacency of the orator.But few of the incidents in the life of this chief have passed into history.His name has been perpetuated in that of one of the Iowa counties. WAPELLO. Wapello, or Waupellow, was one of the minor chiefs of the Sac and FoxNation. He was born at Prairie du Chien, in 1787. At the time of theerection of Fort Armstrong (1816) he presided over one of the three prin-cipal villages in that vicinity. His village there was on the ea

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