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History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River

Ruttenber, E.M. History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River; their origin, manners and customs; tribal and sub-tribal organizations; wars, treaties, etc., etc. Albany: J. Munsell, 1872. 271 words

Lenapes, 224 ; reply to invitation to embark in war of 1765, 223 $ resolve to remain neutral in war of Revolu tion,

262, 264, 2665 debauched by

the English, 267 ; divided in alliance in war of the Revolution, strength in the British alliance, 273 j territory invaded by expedition under

Gen. Sullivan, 279 ; condition un der treaty of peace with

Great Bri-

INDEX.

Iroquois, continued

288 j treaty with, in 1784, 289 Jesuits, labors of the French, 166, 168 Johnson, Sir William, 17 ; commissioned tain,

to invite Iroquois to conference, 2125 appointed superintendent of Indian

222 ; commissioned

affairs,

or

to

capture of Crown Point, 222; removes council

ganize

for

expedition

Mount Johnson, 222

fire to

conference

with

;

holds

Iroquois,

223 5

commands in battle of Lake George, 224 endeavors to suppress hostilities ;

Pennsylvania, 2245 holds con ference with Lenapes, etc., 228, 229; in

removes

229 ;

from

petticoats

Lenapes,

efforts of, to hold Indian tribes

in alliance

with the

crown, 259 5

biographical notice of, 260

Johnson, Sir John, 260; commands Royal Greens in siege of Fort Stanwix, 274 5 removes his father's trea sures,

283 ;

commands

expedition

against Schoharie settlements, biographical notice of, 265

284;

missioned captain, 196 Kregier, Martin, journal of second Esopus commands expedition war, 60; against Esopus Indians, 149 Krieckbeck, commandant at Fort Orange, joins war party of Mahicans, 1005 killed by the Mohawks, 100 Kryn, chief of the Caghnawagas, 180

La Barre, governor of Canada, 169 Lafayette, Mahicans under command of, Lake George, battle of, 224 Language, 3335 Algonquin, origin of name, 64 ; Algonquin, grammar of the,