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He was born in Wyoming Valley in 1796, studied law, 

 and lived to be nearly eighty years of age. 



He was a self-taught painter, and loved his art. His 

 invaluable pictures may be seen in the National Museum, 

 Washington, and copies of them in many collections of illus- 

 trations of primitive wood life in America. He did a great 

 and noble work. 



He loved the Indians. He introduced a party of 

 American Indians to Queen Victoria and the Prince Con- 

 sort, and he sought to protect the rights of the Indians in 

 all possible ways. He as well earned the praise of the name 

 of Protector of the Indians as Audubon did of the Pro- 

 tector of Birds. He believed the Indians to be of Asiatic 

 origin. He studied what was noble in them, and so he 

 arrived at this conclusion in regard to them. He went 

 to Europe and made for himself a great name among 

 scientists. 



