Charles Journeycake

Charles Journeycake (December 16, 1817 – January 3, 1894) also known as Ne-sha-pa-na-cumin, was a Native American chief of the Lenape and a Baptist minister.[1][2] He visited Washington, D.C. twenty four times, on behalf of his people starting in 1854. Founder of Linwood, Kansas.

Charles Journeycake, 1854

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  1. Self, Burl E. "Journeycake, Charles (1817–1894)". Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Oklahoma Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2009-02-21.
  2. Mitchell, S. H. (1895). The Indian Chief, Journeycake. University of California Libraries. Philadelphia, Penn.: American Baptist Publication Society. ISBN 978-0-524-04385-1 – via Internet Archive.
  • Both Banks of the River, by Argye M. Briggs is a fictionalized biography of Chief Journeycake.
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