CHAPTER XXIX {XIII of Vol. II}

THE FRONTIER INDIANS

Causes of Removal West -- Annuities, etc. -- Dissatisfaction of the Indians -- Their Melioration by the Change -- Superiority of their present Location -- Lands granted to them -- Improvements, Agriculture, etc. -- Their Slaves -- Manufactures -- Style of Living, Dress, etc. -- Literary Opportunities and Improvements -- Choctaw Academy -- Harpies and Frauds -- Games -- Systems of Government -- Polygamy -- Ancient Laws and Customs -- Intemperance -- Preventive Measures -- A Choctaw Enactment -- Marriage and Funeral Customs of the Choctaws -- The Creeks -- Their Summary Executions -- Mourning -- Indian Titles -- The Northern Tribes -- Census of the Frontier Nations, 299