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The progress of the human mind from rudeness to refinement exemplified in an account of the method pursued by Colonel Benjamin Hawkins, under the authority of the government of the United States, to civilize certain tribes of savages within their territory

This article by Samuel L. Mitchill was published in the American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review in 1818. Mitchill praises the work of Benjamin Hawkins, U.S. Agent to the Creeks, in his attempt to "civilize" the Creek Indians. He gives a rough outline of the history of the Creek people, relates anecdotal accounts of Hawkins' endeavors as well as peoples' reactions to his methods and discusses other mission work among the Cherokees.

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