Armstrong, Benjamin Green (1820-1900)
Interpreter
b. Alabama 1820
d. 1900
Benjamin Green Armstrong was an interpreter. In 1840, he decided to live among the Indians in northern Wisconsin, learned the Chippewa language and became a famous interpreter. He respected the Indians' culture and soon won their friendship. In 1852, he accompanied the Chippewa chief Great Buffalo to Washington, D.C., to stop cancellation of the treaty of 1842. They convinced President Fillmore to reverse the removal order of 1849. His experiences are recorded in the book, "Early Life among the Indians" (1892).
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Ashland News, Aug. 1, 1900; B. G. Armstrong, Early Life among the Indians (Ashland, 1892); WPA field notes.