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Lynchburg Star
Lynchburg, Virginia
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The number of Indians in Louisiana and adjacent areas exceeds 16,000 warriors. Their furs will benefit U.S. mechanics, with hopes for government trading houses, saw-mills, and instruction to improve the 'savages.' Pennsylvania's example with Cornplanter on the Allegany River is cited, where they produce boards sold in Pittsburgh.
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The number of Indians in Louisiana, and parts adjacent is above 16 thousand warriors, the furs, will be of great value to the mechanics of the U. S. We hope the government will establish trading houses, and that the fair sex, may no longer complain of the want of muffs and tippets.--They laying out saw-mills, and instructing the savages--the first foundation to improvement. The state of Pennsylvania, laid out for the Cornplanter, on the Allegany river, some years ago --most of the boards that is sold at Pittsburgh, is sawed by them.
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Number of Indians in Louisiana and adjacent parts above 16 thousand warriors; furs of great value to U.S. mechanics; hope for government trading houses to provide muffs and tippets; laying out saw-mills and instructing savages as foundation to improvement; Pennsylvania laid out for Cornplanter on Allegany river some years ago, where they saw most boards sold at Pittsburgh.