 | Samuel G. Drake - Indians of North America - 1859 - 794 pages
...hits been obvious to all ; but on what particular occasion constructed, was a matter of doubt. Some have thought they covered the bones of those who have fallen in battles fought on the spot oi" interment. Some ascribe them to the custom, said to prevail among the Indians, of collecting at... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - Clergy - 1860 - 754 pages
...dead, has been obvious to all ; but on what particular occasion constructed, was a matter of doubt Some have thought they covered the bones of those who have...fallen in battles fought on the spot of interment. Some ascribe them to the custom, said to prevail among the Indians, of collecting at certain periods the... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - Indians of North America - 1880 - 800 pages
...has been obvious to all ; but on what particular occasion constructed, was a matter of doubt, Some have thought they covered the bones of those who have...fallen in battles fought on the spot of interment. Some ascribe them to the custom, said to prevail among the InJians, of collecting at certain periods the... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1894 - 634 pages
...has been obvious to all ; but on what particular occasion constructed, was a matter of doubt. Some have thought they covered the bones of those who have...time of death. Others again supposed them the general sepulchres for and consult on the business of the tribe ; and in every nation there is what they call... | |
 | Barnard Shipp - History - 1897 - 524 pages
...country. They are of different sizes, some of them constructed of earth and some of loose stones. Some have thought they covered the bones of those who have...bones of all their dead, wheresoever deposited at the timeof their death. Others again supposed them the general sepulchres of towns conjectured to have... | |
 | Barnard Shipp - America - 1897 - 520 pages
...country. They are of different sizes, some of them constructed of earth and some of loose stones. Some have thought they covered the bones of those who have...of collecting, at certain periods, the bones of all theirdead, wheresoever deposited at the time of their death. Others again supposed them the general... | |
 | America - 1901 - 906 pages
...dead, has been obvious to all; but, on what particular occasion constructed, was matter of doubt. Some have thought they covered the bones of those who have...bones of all their dead, wheresoever deposited at time of death. Others, again, supposed them the general sepulchres for towns, conjectured to have been... | |
 | America - 1902 - 834 pages
...what particular occasion constructed, was matter of doubt. Some have thought they covered the bones.of those who have fallen in battles fought on the spot...to the custom said to prevail among the Indians, of colleciing, at certain periods, the bones of all their dead, wheresoever deposited at time of death.... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1904 - 574 pages
...dead, has been obvious to all; but on what particular occasion constructed, was a matter of doubt. Some have thought they covered the bones of those who have...the custom, said to prevail among the Indians, of the year 1609, questioned Powhatan (who was the chief of the nation, and whose proper name is said... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1905 - 1086 pages
...dead, has been obvious to all; but on what particular occasion constructed, was a matter of doubt. Some have thought they covered the bones of those who have...said to prevail among the Indians, of collecting, at certaiu periods, the bones of all their dead, wheresoever deposited at the time of death. Others again... | |
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Some ascribed them to the custom, said to prevail among the Indians, of collecting, at certain periods, the bones of all their dead, wheresoever deposited at the time of death. 
