"The report made by Mrs. Jackson and Mr. Kinney is grave, concise,
and deeply interesting. It is added to the appendix of this new
edition of her book. In this California journey, Mrs. Jackson found
the materials for 'Ramona,' the Indian novel, which was the last
important work of her life, and in which nearly all the incidents
are taken from life. In the report of the Mission Indians will be
found the story of the Temecula removal and the tragedy of
Alessandro's death as they appear in 'Ramona.'"--_Boston Daily
Advertiser._
"A number of striking cases of breach of faith, heartless
banishment from homes confirmed to the Indians by solemn treaties,
and wars wantonly provoked in order to make an excuse for
dispossessing them of their lands, are grouped together, making a
panorama of outrage and oppression which will arouse the
humanitarian instincts of the nation to the point of demanding that
justice shall be done toward our savage wards.... 'H. H.' succeeds
in holding up to the public eye a series of startling pictures of
Indian wrongs, drawn from a century of American history."--_New
York Tribune._
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Mrs. Jackson's Letter of Gratitude to the President.
The following letter from Mrs. Jackson to the President was written by
her four days before her death, Aug. 12, 1885:--
_To_ GROVER CLEVELAND, _President of the United States_:
Dear Sir,--From my death-bed I send you a message of heartfelt
thanks for what you have already done for the Indians. I ask you to
read my "Century of Dishonor." I am dying happier for the belief I
have that it is your hand that is destined to strike the first
steady blow toward lifting this burden of infamy from our country,
and righting the wrongs of the Indian race.
With respect and gratitude,