3 was not made peace which was made with the Minsis until after the English came in possession of the province, that

if the

the subjugation of the Lenapes did not take place at an earlier period.

And this conclusion agrees with the almost infallible test of to lands. The Iroquois never questioned the sales made by

title

the

Lenapes or Mimis east of the Delaware

river,

but

only

asserted the rights acquired by conquest in accepting, in 1743, the clearly false boundaries which the proprietaries of Pennsyl

vania had given to lands which had been purchased from the Whatever title the Iroquois had could not Lenapes in 1686.

The findings of Gallatin in this particular are confirmed by all the title deeds in York and In Jersey. Jersey the M'msis

have been acquired when this sale was made.

New

New

New

were paid for lands which they held prior to subjugatio'n long after actual subjugation had taken place and possession ceased, for the simple reason that they were not conquered lands.

In

whatever aspect the question is considered, the same result is reached.

That the subjugation of the Lenapes was complete, there is

The famous speech of Canassatiego, at Philadelphia, 1742 "We conquered you, we made women of you you know you are women we charge you to remove instantly we don't give you liberty to think about it," is not more conclu

no denial. in

:

;

j

;

sive than the admission of Tedyuscung

:

" I was