Unukat's castle, 85

Van der Donck, description of Indians of

New York, 20

;

sub-tribal classifi

cations of, 72

Van Dyck, Hendrik kills a squaw, 121 j shot by the Indians, 122 Vaudreuil, invades neutral territory, 204 Van Voorst, Garret Jansen, killed, 104

Van Tienhoven, secretary, mother of, 108 Verazzano,

of

description

Indians

of

New York, 19 Verdrietig Hook, 92, 93, 377 Vriesendael (see De Vries) Vielle, Arnout, interpreter, 181 Virginia, operations of, in Ohio

209, 210; war French, 210

of,

valley,

against

the

battle

on,

Walking treaty, the, 216

Wampum, description of, 26 Wanton Island,

traditionary

57, 395

Wantage, sachem of Merricks, 73 Waoranecks, location of, 93 Wappingers, a tribal division of Mahicans, 42 ; chieftaincies of, 77 ; sovereignty of, 63 ; no jurisdiction west of Hud son, 84 ; a portion remove to Penn sylvania, 85; attack boats on the Hudson, in j war party of, visit

New Amsterdam, 121

attacked by ; burgher guard, 122; destroy Hoboken and Pavonia, I22j retain prisoners as

hostages,

treaty

INDEX. Wappingers, continued with the, 136 encouraged by Eng :

1555 solicit peace for Esopus Indians, 155; take part in war of 1689, 178; removal of

lish to revolt,

Otseningo, 231 ; claim Dutchess county, 252 j aid Americans in war of Revolution, 2865 signification of name, 370 clans

to

lands

in

Warwarsinks, location of, 95

Wawayanda, signification of, 385 ^ Wawiachech, sachem of Pennacooks, Wawyachtonocks, location of, 85 Wayne, Gen., defeats Western tribes, 292 j makes treaty of Greenville,

Weapons of war, 25