The Valley Of The Six Nations PDF Download

Excerpt from A Discourse on the Aborigines of the Valley of the Ohio: In Which the Opinions of the Conquest of That Valley by the Iroquois, or Six Nations, in the Seventeenth Century, Supported by Cadwallader Colden, Governor Pownal, Dr. Franklin, the Hon. De Witt Clinton and Judge Haywood, Are Examined and Contested If I truly estimate the value of a knowledge of history, gentlemen, by the citizens of a Republic, you will unite with me in 'deploring the existence of any circumstances which would have a tendency to supercede or lessen the attention which was once paid to it in our seminaries of learning, and more especially if one of the causes should be found in the increasing love of riches, rendering our youth impatient of studies which are not essential to enable them to enter upon the professional career which they have chosen, as the means of Obtaining that wealth which is so universally sought after. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.