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To: indcons; Chani; thefactor; blam; aculeus; ELS; Doctor Raoul; mainepatsfan; timpad; ...

Chief Oskanondohna and an Oneida woman named Polly Cooper and, of course, General Washington.

"During the Revolutionary War, Gen. George Washington asserted that “[t]he Oneidas have manifested the strongest attachment to us throughout the dispute."

That's good enough for me.

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2 posted on 07/19/2011 12:40:50 PM PDT by Pharmboy (What always made the state a hell has been that man tried to make it heaven-Hoelderlin)
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To: Pharmboy
Polly Cooper, cooking white corn carried from New York to feed the starving troops at Valley Forge.


7 posted on 07/19/2011 1:25:30 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: Pharmboy

Thanks, interesting.


16 posted on 07/19/2011 2:52:53 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Yes, as a matter of fact, it is that time again -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Pharmboy

BTTT


26 posted on 07/20/2011 5:27:41 AM PDT by aculeus
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