Charles Journeycake (December 16, 1817 – January 3, 1894) also known as Ne-sha-pa-na-cumin, was a

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chief of the

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and a Baptist minister. He visited

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twenty four times, on behalf of his people starting in 1854. Founder of

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References

* ''Both Banks of the River'', by Argye M. Briggs is a fictionalized biography of Chief Journeycake. 1817 births 1894 deaths 19th-century Native American leaders American city founders Chiefs of the Lenape {{NorthAm-native-bio-stub