was made at Atkarkarton, now Kingston, is not known, although it is assumed that a fort or trading post was erected there as early as 1614. to the first

The reference in the text known European settlers

who removed

thither, in

is

company with

Capt. Thomas Chambers, from Panhoosic,

now Troy, in 1652. '

Documentary History, iv.

THE INDIAN TRIBES

governor responded by immediately visiting the scene of dis turbance with a company of soldiers, where he arrived on the

The following day, being Ascension Thursday, 3Oth of May. the settlers assembled at the house of Jacob Jansen Stol for The governor met them there and- explained religious service. to them the difficulties under which they were placed, by their isolated positions, and

once

in

a

village,

recommended

which could be

attacks of the Indians.

that they should unite at easily

defended from the

To this they objected on the ground

of want of time to give care to their crops and to remove their dwellings and erect palisades ; and asked that the soldiers be

This request Stuyvepermitted to remain until after harvest. but promised that if they would agree to palisade sant refused ;

at once the ground to be selected for a village, he would

remain

with them until the work was completed.

While these proceedings were being held, some twelve or fifteen Indians, accompanied

by two of their chiefs, arrived at

the house of Stol, where the director was staying, with word that other sachems were deterred from coming to the conference