William Appis Quotes
All men must operate under one general law.
First Published American Indian Author. His last public speech.
William Appis, 1798-1839, Pequot Indian Author, Methodist Minister & U. S. Army Veteran (War of 1812), Peroration, Boston arguing that the law be applied to whites as well as Indians
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