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" Letters* (which came to the Presse against my will and knowledge) wrote, that the Indians about us are a people without any Religion, or knowledge of any God, therein I erred, though we could then gather no better... "
American Biography: Or, An Historical Account of Those Persons who Have Been ... - Page 448
by Jeremy Belknap - 1798
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New-England's Memorial

Nathaniel Morton - Massachusetts - 1669 - 562 pages
...among them. And first, whereas myself and others, in former letters, (which came to the press against my will and knowledge,) wrote that the Indians about...better; for as they conceive of many divine powers, BO of one, whom they call Kiehtan,^ to be the principal maker of all the rest ; and to be made by none....
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A Discourse on the Religion of the Indian Tribes of North America: Delivered ...

Samuel Farmar Jarvis - Delaware language - 1820 - 124 pages
...And first, whereas myselfe and others, informer letters' (which came to the presse against my wille and knowledge,) wrote that the Indians about us are...religion or knowledge of any God, therein I erred, though wee could then gather no better ; for as they conceive of many divine powers, so of one whom they call...
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Traditions of the North American Indians: Being a Second and ..., Volume 1

James Athearn Jones - Folklore - 1830 - 354 pages
...And first, whereas myselfe and others, in former letters, (which came to the presse against my wille and knowledge,) wrote that the Indians about us, are...religion, or knowledge of any God, therein I erred, though wee could then gather no better, for as they conceive of many divine powers, so of one whom they call...
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Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society, Volume 9; Volume 19

Massachusetts Historical Society - Massachusetts - 1832 - 384 pages
...amongst them. And first, whereas myself and others, in former letters (which came to the press against my will and knowledge) wrote, that the Indians about...gather no better : for as they conceive of many divine Jf^worT,6 powers, so of one whom they call Kiehtan, Kiehtan, l ii • ii r» 11 i think hath to be...
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Elements of Mental Philosophy: Embracing the Two Departments of ..., Volume 2

Thomas Cogswell Upham - Intellect - 1837 - 510 pages
...Work, entitled, Good News from New England. " Whereas, (he says,) myself and others in former letters wrote, that the Indians about us are a people without...therein I erred, though we could then gather no better. f" Niebuhr, a traveller of deserved celebrity and weight, in speaking of the Arabians, makes the following...
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Life of John Eliot, the Apostle to the Indians

Convers Francis - Indians of North America - 1840 - 384 pages
...corrected ; "Whereas," says he, "myself and others in former letters wrote, that the Indians ahout us are a people without any religion, or knowledge...therein I erred, though we could then gather no better." — Good Newes from New England, 2 MH Coll. IX. 91. A similar error is found in the accounts of Hearne...
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Chronicles of the Pilgrim Fathers of the Colony of Plymouth: From 1602-1625

Massachusetts - 1841 - 536 pages
...amongst them. And first, whereas myself and others, in former letters, (which came to the press against my will and knowledge,) wrote that the Indians about...better ; for as they conceive of many divine powers, so of one, whom they call Kiehtan2 to be the principal and maker of all the rest, and to be made by...
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Elements of Mental Philosophy Enbracing the Two Departments of the ..., Volume 2

Thomas Cogswell Upham - Intellect - 1841 - 512 pages
...entitled, Good News from New-England. " Whereas," he says, " myself and others, in former letters, wrote that the Indians about us are a people without...I erred, though we could then gather no better."* Niebuhr, a traveller of deserved celebrity and weight, in speaking of the Arabians, makes the following...
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Chronicles of the Pilgrim Fathers of the Colony of Plymouth: From 1602-1625

Massachusetts - 1841 - 546 pages
...amongst them. And first, whereas myself and others, in former letters, (which came to the press against my will and knowledge,) wrote that the Indians about...people without any religion, or knowledge of any God, 1 therein I erred, though we could then gather no better ; for as they conceive of many divine powers,...
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Chronicles of the Pilgrim Fathers of the Colony of Plymouth: From 1602-1625

Massachusetts - 1841 - 552 pages
...amongst them. And first, whereas myself and others, in former letters, (which came to the press against my will and knowledge,) wrote that the Indians about...a people without any religion, or knowledge of any God,1 therein I erred, though we could then gather no better ; for as they conceive of many divine...
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