Antiquarian Researches: Comprising a History of the Indian Wars in the Country Bordering Connecticut River and Parts Adjacent, and Other Interesting Events, from the First Landing of the Pilgrims, to the Conquest of Canada by the English, in 1760 : with Notices of Indian Depredations in the Neighboring Country : and of the First Planting and Progress of Settlements in New England, New York and Canada |
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... taken to insert their Indian names . But here a difficulty has occurred , from the difference in their orthography , as given by different writers ; and in some instances , perhaps from a culpable inattention of himself and his printer ...
... taken to insert their Indian names . But here a difficulty has occurred , from the difference in their orthography , as given by different writers ; and in some instances , perhaps from a culpable inattention of himself and his printer ...
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... taken prisoner - Loss of the English - Notice of colonel Williams- Colonel Titcomb and baron Dieskau - Remarks on the battle -- Affair of M'Ginnes and Fulsome -- Effects of the victory at the lake - Shirley's and Braddock's expedition ...
... taken prisoner - Loss of the English - Notice of colonel Williams- Colonel Titcomb and baron Dieskau - Remarks on the battle -- Affair of M'Ginnes and Fulsome -- Effects of the victory at the lake - Shirley's and Braddock's expedition ...
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... taken down , and the place strongly fortified with palisades ; but the people were not to be found . From the word CROATOAN , which was found carved on a tree , it was concluded they had removed to that place , to which White resolved ...
... taken down , and the place strongly fortified with palisades ; but the people were not to be found . From the word CROATOAN , which was found carved on a tree , it was concluded they had removed to that place , to which White resolved ...
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... taken and carried to Virginia . The governor of that colony , now determined to sweep the French from the lands in Acadie , within the English limits . Three vessels , carrying fourteen guns and sixty soldiers , were put under the ...
... taken and carried to Virginia . The governor of that colony , now determined to sweep the French from the lands in Acadie , within the English limits . Three vessels , carrying fourteen guns and sixty soldiers , were put under the ...
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... taken out in the name of John Pierce , in trust for the company of adventurers , but when he saw the promising state of the settlement , without their knowledge , but in their name , he procured another patent of larger extent ...
... taken out in the name of John Pierce , in trust for the company of adventurers , but when he saw the promising state of the settlement , without their knowledge , but in their name , he procured another patent of larger extent ...
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adventurers Albany ambuscade army arrived attack attempt body Boston camp Canada canoes captain captives captured Charlestown chief Church colonel colonies command commenced Connecticut river continued Crown Point Deerfield Deerfield river defence depredations dians discovered distance Dummer enemy England English Ephraim Williams escaped expedition fell fifty fire five force fort Dummer fort Edward fort Massachusetts fort William Henry forty French frontiers garrison governor Hadley Hampshire Hatfield hostile hundred incursions Indians inhabitants Island John joined killed lake Champlain lake George land lieutenant loss major Massachusetts meadow ment miles Mohawks Narragansets natives Nipmucks Northampton Northfield officers ordered Pennacooks Pequots Philip plantations Plymouth prisoners proceeded province provisions quarter received returned route Rouville sachem sailed savages scalps scout seized sent settlements ship shot soon Springfield suffered swamp thirty thousand tion took tribes troops twenty vicinity village whole Williams woods wounded
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Page ii - HOYT (E.)— ANTIQUARIAN RESEARCHES: Comprising A HISTORY of the INDIAN WARS in the Country Bordering Connecticut River and Parts adjacent, and other interesting Events, From the First Landing of the Pilgrims, to the Conquest of Canada by the English, in 1760...
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