A son of the forest : the experience of William Apes, a native of the forest : comprising a notice of the Pequod tribe of Indians

1829·8 MB·English

by  Apess, William, b. 1798

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A SON OF THE FOREST.
THE
EXPERIENCE
OF
WILLIAM
APES,
A NATIVE OF THE FOREST.
COMPRISING A NOTICE
OF THE
PEQUOD TRIBE OF INDIANS.
WRITTEN BY HIMSELF.
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NEW-YORK,
PFBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR,
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"ASonoftheForest. TheExperienceofWilliamApes,aNative
oftheForest ComprisingauoticeoftheFequod'iribeof Indiai^s.
Writtenbyhimself."
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"AnActfortheencouragementofLearning,bysecuringthecopies
ofilap?, Charts,andBooks, tothe authorsand proprietors ofsuch
copies,durmgthetimethereinmentioned." AndalsotoanAc%en-
titled" AnAct,supplementarytoiuiAct,entitledanActfortheen-
couragement ofLearning,bysecuringthe copies ofMaps,Charts
andBooks,to theautliorsand proprietorsofsuch ••<>p)es,duringthe
limes therein mentioned,andextending the benefitsthereoftothe
artsofdesigning,engraving,andetchinghistoricalandotherprints.^-
FRED. J. BEXTS,
ClerkoftheSonthernDistrictotNew-York.
TO THE READER*
In offeringto thepublic this littlevolume,
^ .Jntaining the leadingfeatures in the event-
I ful life of a Son of the Forest, the author
4 would in the outset bespeak for the work a
favorable reception. It was written under
many disadvantages, and the bare acknow-
^r, ledgement of his entire want of a common
education,will,hehopes,be asufficientapo-
^
losY for any inaccuracies that may occur.
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