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Title: Historical collections of the state of New York : being a general collection of the most interesting facts, biographical sketches, varied descriptions, &c. relating to the past and present : with geographical descriptions of the counties, cities, and principal villages throughout the state
Year: 1851 (1850s)
Authors: Barber, John Warner, 1798-1885 Howe, Henry, 1816-1893
Subjects: New York (State) -- History New York (State) -- Description and travel New York (State) -- History, Local
Publisher: New York : Published for the author by Clark, Austin & Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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em, andthe commissioners gave them a certificate in writing, in effect promising them securityfrom injury by the English, and all others in friendship with them; at which time they as.sured the commissioners that they had been tributaries to the English ever since the Pe-quot war, and that they had never injured the English or Dutch, but had been friendly toboth, which imfilicd that they had been subject to the Pequots and followed their fate. In1650, the commissioners sent Captain Mason to Long Island to require payment of thetribute due from the Indians there, and to settle a way in which it might be punctuc^ydischarged in future. In 1656, the Montauk chief visited the commissioners at Boston, and in answer to aninquiry whether he had paid the tribute due fi-om him, stated that he had paid it at Hartfordfor the space of ten years, and that it was in arrcar for the four last years, which they re.mitted in consideratiot) of his distressed condition by the late war in which he had been
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INDIAN WORSHIP. Led on by their Priests or Powaws they shouted and danced around a largefire, in a wild and fantastic manner, often sacrificing their most valuabletreasures by throwing them into the fire. 1 V HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS. 373 engaged with the Narragansetts. In 1658, Ninnigrate, the chief of the Nehantic Indians,who were cither a tribe of the Narragansetta or closely connected with them, made waron the Long Island Indians, which lasted several years, and reduced them to great ex-tremity. He invaded the territory of the Montauks, and would have extirpated the wholetribe, if they had not found protection in the humanity of the people of East Hampton. They were obliged to abandon their villages, and to flee for refuge to East Hamptonwhere they were kindly received, sustained, and protected. They continued to reside iithat town for several years, before they deemed it safe to return to Montauk. 3. Conference at TJnadilla between Gen. Herkimer and Brant In July, 1777, a conferenc

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