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GEORGE L. NELSON
Lumber and Railroad Ties
Indian Neck, VA.
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Their was a time when their was no people in this country except Indians.  Sometime after that the Indians began to of men with white Skins: They had been seen to the far East.  before our fore fathers was born they visited us:  the men who came was from the Government.  They wanted to make a treaty with us and to give us presents. Blankets and guns and flint and steel and knives.  the head Chiefs told them we needed none of those things.  The great ruler gave us and they are all that we need.  We have buffalo and our corn.  these things  the great ruler gave us and they are all that we need. See this robe this keeps me warm in winter.  I need no Blanket.  the White men had with them some cattle and the chief said to them lead out a heiffer hear in the prairie.  And they lead her out and the chief stepping up to her shot her through behind the shoulder with his arrow and she fell down and died and then the Chief said will not my arrow kill.  I do not need your guns then he took his stone knife and skinned the heifer and cut off a piece of fat meat.  When he had done this he said why Should I take your knifes the ruler has given me something to cut with  Then taking the fire sticks he kindled a fire to roast the meat and while it was cooking he spoke and said You See My Brother, that the ruler has given us all we need.