Thomas Loraine McKenney
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Catalogue of one hundred and seventeen Indian portraits, representing eighteen different tribes
Memoirs, official and personal
Also contained in the same book is a second volume by McKenney, entitled On the Origin, History, Character and the Wrongs and Rights of the Indians, with a Plan for the Preservation and Happiness of the Remnants of that Persecuted Race. Volume 2 begins after page 340 of Volume 1. Thomas Loraine McKenney (1785-1859) was a Quaker who was appointed in 1816 by President Madison in 1816 as the “Superintendent of the United States Indian Trade with the Indian Tribes”. The account in Volume 1 opens with that appointment. He later served as the “Superintendent of Indian Affairs”, but was dismissed by President Andrew Jackson in 1830. McKenney was a strong advocate for educating Indians, and openly critical of the way they had been treated by the government.
Reply to Kosciusko Armstong's assault upon Col. McKenney's Narrative of the causes that led to General Armstrong's resignation of the office of secreatry of war in 1814
Sketches of a tour to the lakes, of the character and customs of the Chippeway Indians, and of incidents connected with the Treaty of Fond du Lac
Thomas Loraine McKenney (1785-1859) was a Quaker who was appointed by President Madison in 1816 as the ‘Superintendent of the United States Indian Trade with the Indian Tribes’. He later served as the ‘Superintendent of Indian Affairs’, but was dismissed by President Andrew Jackson in 1830. McKenney was a strong advocate for educating Indians, and openly critical of the way they had been treated by the government.
McKenney & Hall's History of the Indian tribes of North America
Contains all 120 images and text from the 1838-1844 edition of "History of the Indian Tribes of North America," by Thomas Loraine McKenney and James Hall, plus one image not included in the original edition. Four additional images from the quarto edition of 1848-1850 are also provided. Thumbnail images of the lithographic portraits are offered in four different resolutions. The images are presented along with an associated database of records, and are also pinpointed on a map that corresponds to the site(s) of the image.
Memoirs
The Indian tribes of North America with biographical sketches and anecdotes of the principal chiefs
History of the Indian tribes of North America
not the same book published in 1836 History of the Indian tribes of North America, with biographical sketches and anecdotes of the principal chiefs. Embellished with one hundred and twenty portraits, from the Indian gallery in the Department of war Author McKenney, Thomas Loraine (1785-1859) Hall, James (1793-1868) vol. 1, Publication Date 1836 Digital Collection McKenney and Hall Indian Tribes of North America Collection Digital ID Number MAH113 Repository University of Washington Libraries. Manuscripts, Special Collections, University Archives Division Repository Collection SpecColl Rare Folio 970.2 M19hl
Sketches of a tour to the lakes
Thomas Loraine McKenney (1785-1859) was a Quaker who was appointed in 1816 by President Madison in 1816 as the ‘Superintendent of the United States Indian Trade with the Indian Tribes’. He later served as the ‘Superintendent of Indian Affairs’, but was dismissed by President Andrew Jackson in 1830. McKenney was a strong advocate for educating Indians, and openly critical of the way they had been treated by the government. See his book, Memoirs, Official and Personal: with Sketches of Travels among the Northern and Southern Indians…, which can be found on the Great Lakes Native Americans page of this website along with three other books he authored.