A large delegation of Pawnee, Omaha, Kansa, Oto, and Missouri arrived in Washington on that stormy Wednesday and Thursday, November 28-29, 1821, it was reported by the National Intelligencer with the observation that the Indians' mission "is to visit their Great Father and learn something of that civilization of which they hitherto remained in total ignorance."

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One of the chiefs in that famous delegation was Sharitarish, of the Grand Pawnee nation. Colonel McKenney, who escorted the delegation to the White House, recalled him as "a chief of noble form and fine bearing; he was six feet tall, and well proportioned; and when mounted on the fiery steed of the prairie, was a graceful and very imposing personage. His people looked upon him as a great brave, and the young men especially regarded him as a person who was designed to great distinction."

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W. Faux, an Englishman touring the United States, stopped off in Washington during the time the Indian delegation was in the capital. In his Memorable Days in America, published two years later, he recalled how Sharitarish and the other braves performed a wild war dance "in front of the President's house" before six thousand cheering spectators. The Indians, Faux wrote, "were in a state of perfect nudity, except a piece of red flannel round the waist and passing between the legs...."

Faux described the Indians as "men of large stature, very muscular, having fine countenances, with the real Roman nose, dignified in their manners, and peaceful and quiet in their habits...."
Their portraits, he said, were painted by "Mr King in their native costume, buffalo skins, with the hair inside, turned back at the neck and breast, which looked very handsome, like fur collars...."
King, he said, copied and kept for himself eight of the Indian portraits, including the one he had done of Sharitarish (Angry Chief). He added:
"He [King] received 400 dollars from Uncle Sam" for painting the series of portraits commissioned by McKenney to start his famous gallery.

One of the Indians Faux called "the Otta half-chief" [probably Shaumonekusse, or L'Ietan, who was among the delegation] "and his squaw have taken tea.... She was a very good-natured, mild woman, and he showed great readiness in acquiring our language."

Tarecawawaho [Sharitarish's elder brother] came to regret that he had refused [to visit the Great Father in Washington]. Sharitarish returned home on such a wave of popularity that his brother became bitterly jealous. However, before a feud could break out the older brother died and Sharitarish became chief of the Grand Pawnee nation. His reign was brief; in a few months he also died, probably from cholera.