To Marry an Indian
To Marry an IndianTheresa Strouth Gaul
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To Marry an Indian

To Marry an Indian The Marriage of Harriett Gold and Elias Boudinot in Letters, 1823-1839

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When nineteen-year-old Harriett Gold, from a prominent white family in Cornwall, Connecticut, announced in 1825 her intention to marry a Cherokee man, her shocked family initiated a spirited correspondence debating her decision to marry an Indian. Eventua