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Account of a plan for civilizing the North-American Indians
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Account of a plan for civilizing the North-American Indians.
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1 online resource (3 pages)
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LLMC Digital Library Collection
Notes
Signed on page 3: John Daniel Hammerer.
Drop-head title.
The plan was published in January 1765. (See National Union Catalog).
"P. S. by the editor of this second impression. Soon after this plan was published (being in January 1765) a ship being taken up by order of the government, to convey back to America three Indians then here, leave was obtained from the Earl of Hillsborough ... for the author of this scheme to go over in the same ship with them to Virginia ... and he ... proceeded from thence over-land ... to the Cherokee country; where he was when the last letters received were wrote, being the 20th of September and 10th of October 1765 ... T. C. [that is, Thomas Crowley]"--Page 3.
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Summary
1765 Account of a plan for civilizing the North American Indians, written by John Daniel Hammerer. Included in his principles were the requirement that the work of civilization be carried on by the Indians themselves, as well as Hammerer's choice to work with the Creeks for a first attempt.
Other formats
Print version: Hammerer, John Daniel. Account of a plan for civilizing the North-American Indians. [London] : [publisher not identified], [1765]
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 08, 2019
References
English Short Title Catalog, ESTCN43347.
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Early works.
Early works.
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