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Indian Biography; Vol. 1 (of 2): Or, An Historical Account of Those Individuals Who Have Been Distinguished among the North American Natives as Orators, Warriors, Statesmen, and Other Remarkable Characters — John Shaqi

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Indian Biography; Vol. 1 (of 2): Or, An Historical Account of Those Individuals Who Have Been Distinguished among the North American Natives as Orators, Warriors, Statesmen, and Other Remarkable Characters

Name: Indian Biography; Vol. 1 (of 2): Or, An Historical Account of Those Individuals Who Have Been Distinguished among the North American Natives as Orators, Warriors, Statesmen, and Other Remarkable Characters
Author: Thatcher, B. B. (Benjamin Bussey)

Thatcher, B. B. (Benjamin Bussey)

Indians of North America -- Biography; Indians of North America -- History

CHAP. X.--Consideration of the justice of the Commissioners sentence upon
  Miantonomo--Their reasons, as alleged--The charge against him of
  ambitious designs--Of employing the Mohawks--Of breaking the league of
  1638--"Concerning the Pequot squaws"--Of hostility to the English--Of
  peculation--Proofs of his fidelity and friendship--Causes of complaint
  by him and Canonicus against the English--Character of both
  Sachems--Their treatment of Roger Williams--Letters of that
  gentleman--Anecdotes--Death of Canonicus.

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 CHAP. XI.--Canonicus succeeded by Pessacus--Mexhan--Ninigret, Sachem of
  the Nianticks--Proposals made by them to the English, and by the English
  in return--They commence hostilities against Uncas--The English resolve
  to make war upon them--They make concessions--Their visits to
  Boston--Subsequent movements against Uncas. An armed party sent against
  Ninigret and Pessacus--They are accused of a league with the Dutch
  against the English.

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 CHAP. XII.--Sequel of the lives of Ninigret and Pessacus, from
  1653--Various accusations, deputations, and hostile movements between
  them and the English--Controversy between Ninigret and Harmon
  Garrett--Application for justice in 1675--Conduct of Ninigret in
  Philip's War--Consequences of it--His death--Death of Pessacus--Some of
  the charges against the former considered--His hostility to Uncas, and
  the Long Islanders, and "League with the Dutch"--Remarks on his
  character.

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 CHAP. XIII.--The Pequot tribe--Their first chief-sachem known to the
  English, Pekoath--succeeded by Sassacus--An embassy sent to Boston in
  1631--Residence and strong-hold of Sassacus--His earliest intercourse
  with the English--Murder of Captain Stone--Justification of it by
  Sassacus--He proposes a treaty of peace in 1634--Sends deputies to
  Boston twice--Treaty concluded--Anecdotes--His wars with the
  Narraghansetts--Fresh controversy with the English--They send an armed
  party to demand damages--Conduct of the party, and consequences of
  it--War with the Pequots in 1636--Political movements of
  Sassacus--English expedition against him in 1637--He is defeated--Driven
  from his country--Killed by the Mohawks--The English policy in his case
  briefly considered.

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