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American
-
Soldier
January 5
, 1779 -
April 27
, 1813
Smoke the pipe of peace, bury the tomahawk, and become one nation.
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Peace
Smoke
Nation
Become
You have already disarmed my men without my knowledge, are their arms to be returned or not?
Zebulon Pike
Men
Knowledge
You
Without
On no further occasion present a flag or medal to an Indian.
Zebulon Pike
Flag
Present
Indian
Occasion
Why cannot we correct the baneful passions, without weakening the good?
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Good
Without
Why
Cannot
May Heaven be propitious, and smile on the cause of my country.
Zebulon Pike
Smile
Heaven
Country
Memorial Day
Give immediate instruction to all your posts in said territory, under your direction, at no time and on no pretence to hoist, or suffer be hoisted, the English flag.
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Time
Direction
Your
Flag
They were conspiring to desert us in the night and steal some of our horses... we engaged a spy.
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Night
Desert
Some
Us
The toute ensemble was such as to make polished society blush, when compared with these savages.
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Society
Blush
Make
Savages
The preparations for my new voyage prevented the possiblity of my paying that attention to the correction of my errors, that I should otherwise have done.
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New
Attention
Done
Errors
Strict justice would demand total confiscation of your property, personal imprisonment and fines.
Zebulon Pike
Justice
Your
Personal
Property
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In my proper character, I am an officer of the United States Army.
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I Am
Character
Army
United States
If we go to Chihuahua we must be considered as prisoners of war?
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War
Go
Must
Prisoners
He was a man, he always performed his promises.
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Man
Promises
Always
He
A discontented young fellow, filled with self pride; he certainly should have considered it an honor to be sent on so respectable an embassy as he was.
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Self
Honor
Pride
Young
Your former Fathers the Spaniards have now no further Authority over you.
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You
Your
Authority
Now
With the dreary season in which we travelled part of the route; with our minds much more actively employed in forming resources for our preservation from famine.
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More
Resources
Minds
Preservation
There had so lately been a large force of Spanish cavalry at the village, which had made a great impression on the minds of the young men, as to their power, consequence, which my appearance with 20 infantry was by no means calculated to remove.
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Men
Power
Great
Village
The village had a mill near it, situated on the little creek, which made very good flour. The population consisted of civilized Indians, but much mixed blood.
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Good
Village
Blood
Population
The Spanish troops returned and we could yet discover the grass beaten down in the direction which they went.
Zebulon Pike
Down
Direction
Grass
Discover
The Pawnee chief had left the village the day after the doctor arrived, with 50 or 60 horses and many people, and had taken his course to the north of our route.
Zebulon Pike
Day
People
Doctor
Village
Should I be the happy mortal destined to turn the scale of war, will you not rejoice, O my father?
Zebulon Pike
War
Father
You
Happy
Owing to the difficulty of obtaining horses, Mr. Henry returns from this place. In descending the Mississippi I will request him to pay his respects to you.
Zebulon Pike
You
Place
Will
Pay
It was the wish of the Americans that their red brethren should remain peacefully round their own fires, and not embroil themselves in any disputes between the white people.
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People
Red
White
Wish
If success attends my steps, honor and glory await my name-if defeat, still shall it be said we died like brave men, and conferred honor, even in death, on the American Name.
Zebulon Pike
Success
Death
Men
Brave
I was informed... that some... were dreaming and wished to return.
Zebulon Pike
Some
Return
Informed
Were
I differ materially from Capt. Lewis, in my account of the numbers, manners, and morals of the Sioux.
Zebulon Pike
Manners
Morals
Numbers
Account
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