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Beyond Penn's Treaty

John Lang



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Other Names: None

Assumed Gender: Male

Birth Date: 1799

Birth Place: Maine

Death Date: 1879

Death Place: Unknown

Affiliations: New England Yearly Meeting , Society of Friends

Notes: Quaker minister from New England Yearly Meeting. Born in Gardiner, Maine in 1799, married Ann Elmira Stackpole in 1820. Lived in North Berwick, Maine. Visited Indian territory with Samuel Taylor Jr. in 1842. In 1870 or 1872 appointed by President Grant as member of the Board of Indian Commissioners. 1873, visited indians as far west as the Pacific Ocean. Died in 1879, aged 80.

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