The Book of the Indians: Or, Biography and History of the Indians of North America, from Its First Discovery to the Year 1841 |
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Page 87
... head cut off , whence that place did bear the name of SACHEM'S HEAD . " ‡ 6 . Uncas's fear of the Pequots was doubtless the cause of his hostility to them ; and when he saw them vanquished , he probably began to relent his unprovoked ...
... head cut off , whence that place did bear the name of SACHEM'S HEAD . " ‡ 6 . Uncas's fear of the Pequots was doubtless the cause of his hostility to them ; and when he saw them vanquished , he probably began to relent his unprovoked ...
Page 43
... head and that hand to Alderman , the Indian who shot him , to show to such gentlemen as would bestow gratuities upon him ; and accordingly he got many a penny by it . " + The barbarous usage of beheading and quartering traitors was now ...
... head and that hand to Alderman , the Indian who shot him , to show to such gentlemen as would bestow gratuities upon him ; and accordingly he got many a penny by it . " + The barbarous usage of beheading and quartering traitors was now ...
Page 28
... head chief of the Shawanese in 1754. At this time , the Christian Indians of the Moravian settlement , Gnadenhuetten , were oppress- ed by a tribute to the Hurons . This year , Parnous and Gideon Tadeuskund , who had become dissenters ...
... head chief of the Shawanese in 1754. At this time , the Christian Indians of the Moravian settlement , Gnadenhuetten , were oppress- ed by a tribute to the Hurons . This year , Parnous and Gideon Tadeuskund , who had become dissenters ...
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