sympathy for their fate, and did what it could to make amends. In September. 1788. congress passed an ordinance for the encouragement of the Moravian missionaries in the work of civilizing the Indians. A remnant of the flock was brought back, and two friendly chiefs and their followers became recipients * of public favor. The names of these chiefs were Killbuck and White Eyes; two sons of the former assumed the name of Henry, out of respect for Patrick Henry of Virginia, and were taken to Princeton College to be educated. Howe’s History of Ohio says that chief White Eyes was shot by a lad, some years afterward on the waters of Yellow Creek. Columbiana County. Other accounts say he died of small pox at Ft. Laurens in January, 1779, We believe the former to be correct. Three tracts of land of four thousand acres each were granted by Congress to the society for propagating the gospel among the heathen. The tracts embrace the three Indian towns already described and by the provisions of the patent, which was issued in 1798. the society was constituted trustees for the Christian Indians settled thereon. Extraordinary efforts were now made by
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