An edition of Sketches of a Tour to the Lakes (1827)
Sketches of a Tour to the Lakes
By Thomas Loraine McKenney
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Publish Date
1827
Publisher
F. Lucas, jun'r.
Language
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Pages
562
Description:
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.