Apes, William Indian Nullification of the Unconstitutional Laws of Massachusetts, Relative to the Marshpee Tribe: or, The Pretended Riot Explained. Boston, Press of Jonathan Howe, 1835. first edition, 12mo, frontis., 168 pp., bound in early full red morocco gilt, a.e.g., signed "Mathews," some minor rubbing and scuffing to binding, else very good, with occasional spotting to text. Apes, an educated Christian preacher of the Pequot tribe, was born in Colereign, Massachusetts in 1798 and was descended from King Philip of the Pequot tribe. He later became a missionary among the Indians of Maine and Rhode Island, he also wrote in 1829, A Son of the Forest, considered the first autobiography written by a Native American. This work, a rare account of the Marshpee affair, in which Apes reveals the exploitation of the Marshpee tribe under the laws of Massachusetts. "If all statements of the author, who claims to be a lineal descendant of the tribe, which suffered such murderous slaughter at the hands of Captains Church and Underhill, are true, there is a long score of wrongs to be settled with the State of Massachusetts" - Field. American Imprints 30095; Field 41; Sabin 1736 Price: USD 650.00 other currencies   order no. 506    inquire

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