[203]. See “Mary and I,” by Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Riggs.
[204]. The latest and best edition is by Roberts Brothers, Boston, Mass.
[205]. This was Susan La Flesche, a sister of “Bright Eyes.”
[206]. This was The Women’s Home Mission Society of the First Baptist Church of Philadelphia, that of the Rev. George Dana Boardman, D.D., a society organized by the efforts of Mrs. Boardman, the gifted wife of that distinguished preacher and author, and largely in the interests of Indians.
[207]. See also the “Sketch and Plans” of The Indian Treaty-keeping and Protective Association, July, 1881, and “The Official Record” of The National Indian Association for 1882.
[208]. The petition was as follows:
To the President of the United States, and to the Senate and House of Representatives:
We, the undersigned men and women of the United States, resident in or near ——, do most respectfully but most earnestly request the President and the Houses of Congress to take all needful steps to prevent the encroachments of white settlers upon the Indian Territory, and to guard the Indians in the enjoyment of all the rights which have been guaranteed them on the faith of the nation.
[209]. This was as follows:
To the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress Assembled: