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To: DiogenesLamp
Stand owned slaves, who worked on his plantation in the Indian Territory of what is now Oklahoma. Stand Watie - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand_Watie Watie, a slave holder, developed a successful plantation on Spavinaw Creek in the Indian Territory. He served on the Cherokee Council from 1845 to 1861, and served as Speaker from 1857 to 1859. After John Ross fled to Federal-controlled territory in 1862, Watie replaced Ross as principal chief. Rank‎: ‎Brigadier General (CSA) Years of service‎: ‎1861–1865 (CSA)
32 posted on 08/21/2017 12:33:01 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (Voting for Trump to be our President, made 62+ million of us into Dumb Deplorable Colluders, MAGA!!!)
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To: Grampa Dave
Stand owned slaves, who worked on his plantation in the Indian Territory of what is now Oklahoma. Stand Watie - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand_Watie Watie, a slave holder, developed a successful plantation on Spavinaw Creek in the Indian Territory. He served on the Cherokee Council from 1845 to 1861, and served as Speaker from 1857 to 1859. After John Ross fled to Federal-controlled territory in 1862, Watie replaced Ross as principal chief. Rank‎: ‎Brigadier General (CSA) Years of service‎: ‎1861–1865 (CSA)

Well now if you tell them, they are gonna figure it out. :)

51 posted on 08/21/2017 1:05:40 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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