Brodhcad, n, 161. In 1771, Benjamin Kok-ke-we-naunaut, called King Benjamin, being 94 years of age, resigned his office of sachem, and requested his people to elect a succes2

sor.

Solomon Un-haun-nau-waun-nutt

was chosen.

He was acting in that ca-

He is first

death of King Solomon, the government, said, devolved upon Joseph Quanau-kaunt (pronounced, by the English at

it is

least,

Quinney-hong, and now generally

spelled Quinney), who divided his power Peter more equally with his counsellors

Poh-quon-nop-peet (pronounced PonkneHendrik Aupaumut and

pacity at the outbreak of the revolution and

peet), Captain

was addressed by the Massachusetts Con-

The wife Captain John Konapot, Jr. of Captain Hendrik and the wife of King were the sisters of King Solomon, Stockbridgc, Past and Present. Joseph.

vention.

He died in February, 1777, while

Benjamin

lived until 1781, dying at the

advanced age of 104

years.

After the

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introduced as the speaker in the conference with the Mohawk At the conference in embassadors during the war of 1746.

Albany, in 1754, he represented his tribe, and in response^to the governor, delivered the following address " Fathers are greatly rejoiced to see you all here. :

:

is

We

by the will of Heaven that

It

we are met here, and we thank

you for this opportunity of seeing you altogether,

as it is a long

time since we have had such an one.

" Fathers short

:

Who sit present here, we will just give you a

relation of the

long friendship which hath subsisted be