subsequently gathered several Mahican families who had previ " dis ously found homes with the Mohawks, but who had become " of that tribe ; satisfied with the ruling politics Skaniadaradigk*In 1740, George Clark, then acting governor, secured the assent of the " take Six Nations to the proposition to into the covenant chain all the nations of Indians lying to the westward and southward as far as the Mississippi," as the " most likely way to establish an uni versal peace among all the Indians and as

to

make it lasting."

Schoolcraft the Necariages as the seventh nation, but admits that they were never The fact appears to be that so received. no nation was ever received into the con Colonial History , v, 695.

classes

compact j even the Tuscaroras had no such relation. In all their na tional action but five tribes were repre federate

sented.

"

We, the Six Nations, are now assem bled together as one man, and we take

every heart."

Colonial History, vi,

321.

The Mississagies numbered at that time eight hundred warriors. They were at treaty conference for the last time in Colonial History, vn, 259. Colonial History, v, 675.

1755.

They were

subsequently

called

the

Onoghquageys, Oghquagas, Aughquages, Ochquaquas, Onenhoghkwages, Auquaguas, OnehohIndex Colonial History ; Pro quages, etc. ceedings of the Provincial

Convention of

New York, n, 340, 419, 423, etc.

Dr. O'Callaghan says they were chiefly

Mohawks (note, Colonial History, v, 675), but a different conclusion is clearly dedufrom the conference minutes of Feb. 1756, in which the name "Augh