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During my year on the Columbia River, the small-pox exterminated one small remnant of a band of Indians entirely, and reduced others materially.
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gutenberg.orgUlysses S. Grant: “During my year on the Columbia River, the small-pox exterminated one small remnant of a band of Indians entirely, and…”
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Grant recounts the devastating effects of smallpox on a group of Native Americans during his time on the Columbia River.
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