riginal name of, 365 Long Reach, Indians of, 177 Losses sustained by the Dutch in war of

to Oneida county,

1643, 108

Mahican confederacy, nine

nations com

posing, 41, 85; originalseat of, 41 ;

subdue tribes on the sea-coast, 41 Mahicans, a nation of the Mahican con federacy, 41, 855 welcome Hudson at Castleton, 9; territory of, 34, 85; national sub-tribal divisions, 85 5 council fire, 41, 62, 88 5 villages and castles of, 85,86; tradition re specting origin, 42 ; form of govern

ment, 42 ; relation of, to the Mohetotemic divisions and gans, 43 ; emblems, 50 ; and Wappingers con stitute one nation, 51 ; make treaty of friendship with the Dutch, 54 ; wars alleged subjugation of,- 56; with the Mohawks, 57 ; ravage the east side of the Hudson, 60 ; offi cially

62 5

recognized by Massachusetts, with the government

relations

of New York, 62 ; sell lands to Van Rensselaer, 87 ; sell lands to Robert Livingston, 86, 87 ; obtain fire-arms

Dutch, 66 ; attack the Manhattans, 105 ; defeat the Mo hawks, 60, 61 5 murder Dutch sol diers, 131; solicit peace on behalf

from

the

of Esopus Indians, 137; included in

rate against English

in

Westchester

county, 286; Washington's testi mony regarding, 287 ; removal of,

292 j removal of, Mahak Niminaw, sachem of Katskills, to Wisconsin,

Mahican, Abraham, 88 Mahikanders, Mahicans, so called, 41 Mamekotings, location of, 95 Manhattans, the old, subjugated by Wap pingers, 51 ; enemies of the Sanhick71; language of, 51, 77 } the Dutch settle among, 77 ; Adrians,