The Old New York Frontier: Its Wars with Indians and Tories; Its Missionary Schools, Pioneers and Land Titles, 1614-1800, by Francis Whiting Halsey |
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... farm near the old Goodyear Mills was found a cup of clay that had been used for melting lead . An- other find in the same place was a pipe - bowl . When Gideon Hawley came down the valley in 1753 , he found at the mouth of Schenevus ...
... farm near the old Goodyear Mills was found a cup of clay that had been used for melting lead . An- other find in the same place was a pipe - bowl . When Gideon Hawley came down the valley in 1753 , he found at the mouth of Schenevus ...
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... farms . Several miles down the river , just above the mouth of Sand Hill Creek , is a whirlpool which the Ind- ians ... farm to cast a stone upon the pile . The Indian said if the act were neglected by his tribe in any one year , the ...
... farms . Several miles down the river , just above the mouth of Sand Hill Creek , is a whirlpool which the Ind- ians ... farm to cast a stone upon the pile . The Indian said if the act were neglected by his tribe in any one year , the ...
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... farm on the road to Sidney long known as the Church Farm . Some of the Banyar leased lands were not purchased until very recent times , and perhaps all have not yet been acquired in fee simple . By the terms of his will , the name of ...
... farm on the road to Sidney long known as the Church Farm . Some of the Banyar leased lands were not purchased until very recent times , and perhaps all have not yet been acquired in fee simple . By the terms of his will , the name of ...
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... farm buildings and large areas of land in an excellent state of cultivation . When the Revo- lution began , the whole valley was populous enough to be divided into four districts for organization and defence , each with a committee of ...
... farm buildings and large areas of land in an excellent state of cultivation . When the Revo- lution began , the whole valley was populous enough to be divided into four districts for organization and defence , each with a committee of ...
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... farm - houses on the way , not including houses in the villages of Canajoharie , Fort Hunter , and Schenectady , the lat- ter town having 300. Many of these dwellings were built of stone . Circumstances point to con- temporary ...
... farm - houses on the way , not including houses in the villages of Canajoharie , Fort Hunter , and Schenectady , the lat- ter town having 300. Many of these dwellings were built of stone . Circumstances point to con- temporary ...
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Page 40 - If a white man, in travelling through our country, enters one of our cabins, we all treat him as I do you ; we dry him if he is wet, we warm him if he is cold, and give him meat and drink, that he may allay his thirst and hunger ; and we spread soft furs for him to rest and sleep on ; we demand nothing in return.
Page 164 - Scalping-knife of the savage ; to call into civilized alliance the wild and inhuman inhabitants of the woods ; to delegate to the merciless Indian the defence of disputed rights, and to wage the horrors of his barbarous war against our brethren ? My lords, these enormities cry aloud for redress and punishment. But, my lords, this barbarous measure has been defended, not only on the principles of policy and necessity, but also on those of morality ; " for it is perfectly allowable," says Lord Suffolk,...
Page 313 - Also sixtytwo farmers, killed in their houses, the hoops red ; the skin painted brown, and marked with a hoe ; a black circle all round, to denote their being surprised in the night ; and a black hatchet in the middle, signifying their being killed with that weapon
Page 48 - Another Tongue brought in, to confess the great Saviour of the World ; or, Some Communications of Christianity, put into a Tongue used among the Iroquois Indians in America.
Page 40 - ... spread soft furs for him to rest and sleep on: We demand nothing in return. But if I go into a white man's house at Albany, and ask for victuals and drink, they say, where is your money; and if I have none they say, get out, you Indian Dog.
Page 31 - The Empire State, as you love to call it, was once laced by our trails from Albany to Buffalo — trails that we had trod for centuries — trails worn so deep by the feet of the Iroquois that they became your roads of travel, as your possessions gradually eat into those of my people.
Page 105 - All Mines of Gold and Silver and also all White or other sorts of Pine Trees fit for Masts of the Growth of twenty four Inches Diameter and upwards at twelve Inches from the Earth for Masts for the Royal Navy of us our heirs and Successors.
Page 334 - Prompted by these actual observations, I could not help taking a more extensive view of the vast inland navigation of these United States, from maps and the information of others ; and could not but be struck with the immense extent and importance of it, and with the goodness of that Providence, which has dealt its favors to us with so profuse a hand. Would to God we may have wisdom enough to improve them.
Page 8 - Amsterdam merchant) — 1st, a miserable little fort called Fort Orange, built of logs, with four or five pieces of Breteuil cannon, and as many swivels. This has been reserved, and is maintained by the West India Company.
Page 150 - Na" tions. On this occasion General Haldimand told us what * had befallen the King's subjects, and said, now is the time for " you to help the King. The war has commenced. Assist the " King now, and you will find it to your advantage. Go now " and fight for your possessions, and whatever you lose of " your property during the war, the King will make up to you