No apologies need be made for transferring to these pages, even quite literally. Ruttenber's classification of the Indians of the county, with the inciPALISADED dental descriptive particulars. 1. The Reck o-awa wanes, better known by the generic name of Manhattans and so designated by Brodhead and other New York historians. Bolton gives to this chieftaincy the name of Nappeekamaks, a title which, however, does not appear in the records except as the name of their principal village on the site of Yonkers. This village of Nappeckamak (a name signifying the " rapid water settlement" ' ) was, says Bolton, situated at the month of the Nepperhan or Sawmill River. The castle or fort of the Manhattans or Reckgawawancs was on the northern shore of Spnyten Puyvil Creek, and was called Nipinichsen. It was carefully protected by a strong stockade and commanded the romantic scenery of the Papirinemen or Spnyten Duyvil and the Mohicanituk, the junction of which two streams was called Shorackappock. It was opposite this castle that the fight occurred between Hudson and the Indians as he was returning down the river. They held Manhattan Island and had thereon three villages, which, however, it is claimed, were occupied only while they were on hunting and fishing excursions. In Breeden Raedt their name is given as the Reckewackes, and it is said that in the treaty of 1643 Oritany, sachem of the Hackinsaeks, declared he was delegated by and for those of Tappaen, Reckgawawanc, Kicktawanc, and Sintsinc. The tract occupied by the Reckgawawancs on the mainland was called Keckesick, and is described as " lying over against the flats of the Island of Manhates." In its northern extent it included the site of the were present City of Yonkers, and on the east it reached to the Bronx River. Their chiefs Rechgawac, for whom they appear to have been called, Feequesmeck and Peckauniens. of Cohans.