Note 208 — XV. CARE OF THE INDIAN.
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The petition was as follows:
To the President of the United States, and to the Senate and House of Representatives:
We, the undersigned men and women of the United States, resident in or near ——, do most respectfully but most earnestly request the President and the Houses of Congress to take all needful steps to prevent the encroachments of white settlers upon the Indian Territory, and to guard the Indians in the enjoyment of all the rights which have been guaranteed them on the faith of the nation.