Memoir of Roger Williams: The Founder of the State of Rhode-Island |
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Page 59
... Pequods , the inhabitants of Connecticut bought , unless I am deceived , every inch of ground con- tained within that colony , of its native proprietors . The people of Rhode - Island , Plymouth , Massachusetts and New - Hampshire ...
... Pequods , the inhabitants of Connecticut bought , unless I am deceived , every inch of ground con- tained within that colony , of its native proprietors . The people of Rhode - Island , Plymouth , Massachusetts and New - Hampshire ...
Page 82
... Pequods , who inhabited the southern part of the present State of Connecticut . The Mohegans have been considered as a part of this tribe , inhabiting the western and northern parts of Connecticut . These principal nations included many ...
... Pequods , who inhabited the southern part of the present State of Connecticut . The Mohegans have been considered as a part of this tribe , inhabiting the western and northern parts of Connecticut . These principal nations included many ...
Page 83
... Pequods were uninjured by the pestilence . Each of these tribes could raise four thousand fighting men.t The Pequods were the most fierce and warlike , and the Narragansets the most civilized , of the New - England savages . The Indians ...
... Pequods were uninjured by the pestilence . Each of these tribes could raise four thousand fighting men.t The Pequods were the most fierce and warlike , and the Narragansets the most civilized , of the New - England savages . The Indians ...
Page 88
... Pequods insulted them , with the contemptuous title of a nation of women . It is a coincidence worthy of remark , that Rhode - Island , where this primitive nation of manufacturers resided , is distin- guished as the place where the ...
... Pequods insulted them , with the contemptuous title of a nation of women . It is a coincidence worthy of remark , that Rhode - Island , where this primitive nation of manufacturers resided , is distin- guished as the place where the ...
Page 103
... Pequod war against the country . " This war commen- ced in July , 1636 , with the murder of Oldham . This fact corroborates the preceding statement . The time of his leaving Seekonk for Providence cannot be accurately determined , but ...
... Pequod war against the country . " This war commen- ced in July , 1636 , with the murder of Oldham . This fact corroborates the preceding statement . The time of his leaving Seekonk for Providence cannot be accurately determined , but ...
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Page 424 - ... attempt or enterprise the destruction, invasion, detriment, or annoyance of this commonwealth ; and to use and exercise, over the army and navy, and over the militia in actual service, the law-martial, in time of war or invasion, and also in time of rebellion, declared by the legislature to exist, as occasion shall necessarily require ; and to take and surprise, by all ways and means whatsoever, all and ever...