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Cutul, Peter. Land Heist in the Highlands: Chief Daniel Nimham and the Wappinger Fight for Homeland. Hudson Highlands Land Trust, February 2025. https://hhlt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Land-Heist-in-the-Highlands_Peter-Cutul-1.pdf
…Although many residents of the Highlands are familiar with Last of the Mohicans, surprisingly few have
heard of Chief Daniel Nimham. Nimham has been described "as the most prominent American Indian
associated with the Hudson Valley in the second half…
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en.wikipedia.org
American Revolution dedicated the Chief Nimham Memorial at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, New York. [ 13 ] In 1937 a bronze plaque was dedicated to the Sachem Daniel Nimham. The plaque was mounted to a boulder. Sculptor Michael Keropian removed…
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Daniel Nimham §42
— American Revolution dedicated the
Chief Nimham Memorial at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, New York. [ 13 ] In 1937 a bronze plaque was dedicated to the Sachem Daniel
Nimham. The plaque was mounted to a boulder. Sculptor Michael Keropian removed…
Daniel Nimham §61
— Colonial Americas , University of Pennsylvania Press, 2013 ISBN 9780812290004 ^ Frazier, Patrick (1992). The Mohicans of Stockbridge . University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0-8032-6882-3 . ^ "
Chief Ninham Memorial", New York City Department of Parks &
Daniel Nimham §52
— …In the majority of deeds and records Daniel
Nimham'
s last name has always been spelled with a "m" in the middle. His grandfather was called Nimhammaw (circa 1647). When the remaining
Nimham'
s moved west to Oneida in the…
Daniel Nimham §3
— …1726 Died 1778 (aged 51–52) Children Abraham Daniel
Nimham (also Ninham ) (c. 1726 – 1778) was the
last sachem of the Wappinger people and an
Daniel Nimham §17
— at the southwest base of the mountain." This appears to correspond to the location of the
last known settlement of Wappinger on their native soil, a small band living on a low tract of land by the side of a…
Daniel Nimham §24
— …Catherina was friends with the
Nimham'
s and allowed Old
Nimham, Daniel'
s paternal grandfather to stay on her land after it had been sold. Most historians suggest Daniel
Nimham was born in the Fishkill
Daniel Nimham §44
— …Lake
Nimham in the town of Kent is named after him. The
Nimham Mountain Fire Tower , an 83' tall historic steel tower atop
Nimham Mountain is named after him. A marker on Gypsy Trail Road at the entrance to the…
Daniel Nimham §13
— father "One Shake” / Cornelius
Nimham and at the Stockbridge Mission in Stockbridge, Mass. , which the Wappinger had visited in the 1740s. After 1746,
Nimham’
s residence was at Westenhuck, near Great Barrington, Massachusetts. In 1755, during King
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Philipses raised rents on the European-American tenant farmers , sparking colonist riots across the region. [ 36 ] [ 37 ] Daniel Nimham , last sachem of the Wappinger [ 38 ] In 1766 Daniel Nimham , last sachem of the Wappinger, was part of a
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Kitchawank §45
— Philipses raised rents on the European-American tenant farmers , sparking colonist riots across the region. [ 36 ] [ 37 ] Daniel
Nimham ,
last sachem of the Wappinger [ 38 ] In 1766 Daniel
Nimham ,
last sachem of the Wappinger, was part of a
Kitchawank §72
— ancient trail. [ 55 ] Notable Wappinger [ edit ] Abraham
Nimham (1745–1778), captain in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War Daniel
Nimham (1726–1778), sachem and member of the Stockbridge Militia in the American Revolutionary
Kitchawank §92
—
Nimham or his dress. File:Stockbridge_1778.jpg This is contemporary rendering of a Stockbridge warrior in 1778;
Nimham died as one at the Battle of Kingsbridge ^ Vaughan, Alden (2006). Transatlantic Encounters: American Indians in Britain, 1500-1776
Kitchawank §73
— War Notes [ edit ] ^ Then part of Dutchess County, but subsequently all of Putnam County, New York ^ This may well be the same place described as the settlement where David
Nimham stayed during his annual pilgrimage up Mount
Nimham to survey…
Kitchawank §108
— Indians: Northeast, Vol. 15 . Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution. pp. 213– 39. ISBN 978-0-1600-4575-2 . Hauptman, Laurence M. (2017). "The Road to Kingsbridge: Daniel
Nimham and the Stockbridge Indian Company in the American Revolution".
Kitchawank §95
— or desperately wounded." ^ Historical and Genealogical Record Dutchess and Putnam Counties, New York, Press of the A. V. Haight Co., Poughkeepsie, New York, 1912 ^ "Mt.
Nimham: The Ridge of Patriots", Thomas F. Maxon, Rangerville Press, Kent, New
Kitchawank §46
— delegation that traveled to London to petition the British Crown for a restoration of land rights and better treatment by the American colonists . Britain had controlled former "Dutch" lands in New York since 1664.
Nimham was then living in
Kitchawank §11
— sanctuary of Stockbridge, Massachusetts . A stalwart spokesman for Native American concerns and valiant soldier, Daniel
Nimham had traveled to Great Britain in the 1760s to argue for a return of tribal lands, and served in both the French and Indian
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tenant farmers , sparking colonist riots across the region. [ 36 ] [ 37 ] Daniel Nimham , last sachem of the Wappinger [ 38 ] In 1766 Daniel Nimham , last sachem of the Wappinger, was part of a delegation that traveled to London to petition the
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Wappinger §45
— tenant farmers , sparking colonist riots across the region. [ 36 ] [ 37 ] Daniel
Nimham ,
last sachem of the Wappinger [ 38 ] In 1766 Daniel
Nimham ,
last sachem of the Wappinger, was part of a delegation that traveled to London to petition the
Wappinger §72
— edit ] Abraham
Nimham (1745–1778), captain in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War Daniel
Nimham (1726–1778), sachem and member of the Stockbridge Militia in the American Revolutionary War Notes [ edit ] ^ Then part of Dutchess
Wappinger §73
— County, but subsequently all of Putnam County, New York ^ This may well be the same place described as the settlement where David
Nimham stayed during his annual pilgrimage up Mount
Nimham to survey all he claimed to still be Wappinger…
Wappinger §92
— File:Stockbridge_1778.jpg This is contemporary rendering of a Stockbridge warrior in 1778;
Nimham died as one at the Battle of Kingsbridge ^ Vaughan, Alden (2006). Transatlantic Encounters: American Indians in Britain, 1500-1776 . Cambridge
Wappinger §108
— Indians: Northeast, Vol. 15 . Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution. pp. 213– 39. ISBN 978-0-1600-4575-2 . Hauptman, Laurence M. (2017). "The Road to Kingsbridge: Daniel
Nimham and the Stockbridge Indian Company in the American Revolution".
Wappinger §91
— Revolution . Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 85– 91. ISBN 0-8420-2748-3 . ^ Note that this is a romanticized modern depiction of an idealized "American Indian" of the Northeastern woods, and not an accurate representation of
Nimham or his dress.
Wappinger §46
— British Crown for a restoration of land rights and better treatment by the American colonists . Britain had controlled former "Dutch" lands in New York since 1664.
Nimham was then living in Stockbridge, but he was originally from the Wappinger
Wappinger §95
— wounded." ^ Historical and Genealogical Record Dutchess and Putnam Counties, New York, Press of the A. V. Haight Co., Poughkeepsie, New York, 1912 ^ "Mt.
Nimham: The Ridge of Patriots", Thomas F. Maxon, Rangerville Press, Kent, New York, 2005, p. 25,
Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. I. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886.
…The last appearance of Mohegan Indians under
arms in Westchester County was during the Revolutionary War, when a company under their chief,
Nimham, joined Washington's forces. On the 31s;t
of August, 1778, they took part in the engagement…
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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §96
— …The
last appearance of Mohegan Indians under
arms in Westchester County was during the Revolutionary War, when a company under their
chief,
Nimham, joined Washington'
s forces. On the 31s;t
of August, 1778, they took part in the engagement…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §4129
— …Between the
last party and the road were scattered about sixty
Stockbridge Indians, under their
chief,
Nimham, who
had been in England. Lieutenant-colonel Simcoe, of
the Queen'
s Rangers, learned, through his spies, that
the Indians were highly elated…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §4132
— …
s woods,
over Tippett'
s Brook into the woods on the ridge beyond, where a few survivors found concealment
among the rocks and bushes, and thus escaped. Nearly forty were killed or desperately wounded, including the old
chief Nimham and…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §97
— On the 31s;t
of August, 1778, they took part in the engagement at Tibbet'
s Brook, on the Van Cortlandt'
s estate, in Yonkers. They fought bravely and over
forty of their number were killed. When
Nimham
saw that…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §2403
— …such others as were men-
" tioned in my
last, and circumstances may direct."*
From the same place, the General ordered the Officer
in command, at Mamaroneck, to make the best
stand
he could, with the troops under his command, against…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §4051
— …Barnes;
firet assistant foreman, William H. ].,awler; second
assistant foreman, Adolph Matthies ; secretary, John
Haley, Jr.; treasurer, Thomas Holden ; steward,
Janu'
s Barrett.
The
chief officers of the Fire Department, including the Hope Engine Company, Hope Hose Company and Union…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §3080
— …
Chief justice
of New York from 1777 to 1779, President of Congress, minister plenipotentiary to Spain in 1779, a
signer of the definitive treaty of peace with Great
Britain in 1783,
chief justice of the United States
in 1789 and…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §2647
— …1 copper tea kitchen and
stand.
1 old.iapanncd tea table.
1 mahogany dining table.
1 large boilsted table.
2 square tables.
1 fine screen.
13 large painted pictures
12 small painted pictures.
1 large cedar chest.
8 pairs handirons…
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.
…ifto
defeated
anoes, 306
Netawatwees, chief sachem of Lenapes, 303
Nimham, Daniel,
276 ; commits depredations in Or
chief sachem of
Wappingers, 329
Occum, Rev. Samson, a Mahican,
Passaconnaway, chief sachem of
Pennacooks, 317
Paxinos, chief sachem of Shawanoes,
at
Fort…
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History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §911
— …ifto
defeated
anoes, 306
Netawatwees,
chief sachem of Lenapes, 303
Nimham, Daniel,
276 ; commits depredations in Or
chief sachem of
Wappingers, 329
Occum, Rev. Samson, a Mahican,
Passaconnaway,
chief sachem of
Pennacooks, 317
Paxinos,
chief sachem of Shawanoes,
at
Fort…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §765
— …desperately wounded ;
among others
NIMHAM,* a chieftain who had been to England,
and it was reported to have stopped a large number
;
of them, who were excellent marksmen, from joining General
and his son
Washington'
s army.
said that
The…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §582
— …Subsequently,
Nimham, the
in
Wappinger king, in company with chiefs from the Mahicans of
Connecticut, visited England and received favorable hearing. Returning to America their claims were thrown into the courts
and were there overtaken by the Revolution. Still
clinging…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §939
— …puty governor, 158 ; makes treaty
with Iroquois, 158 ; renews
treaty
with Esopus Indians,
Niessen, Ensign, sent to Esopus, 149
Nimham,
chief sachem ofWappingers,5i,
253;
ridge,
287 ; biographical sketch of, 329
Nochpeems, location of, 80 ; treaty with,
Novisans at war…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §462
— …2
Nimham, who
was made
chief sachem in 1740, gave them prominence by ser
vice in the field and by his persistent efforts to recover lands of
which they had been defrauded. The result of these and other changes was…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §103
— …For dividing the territory of the Mahlcans at RoelofF Jansen'
s
kill, and again at Long Island, there is other than totemic au
In regard to the former, the affidavit of King
Nimham is on record, under date of October…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §760
— …2
NIMHAM'
S tragic death, in Westchester county, has already
been referred
The following account of the engagement
to.
which he sealed
in
his
devotion to the cause of the colonists
with his life, is from the pen of those…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §184
— …What their
family clans were on the north is not known, nor where their
On Van der Donck'
s map three of their villages or
capital.
castles are located
on the south side of the Mawenawasigh, 01
Great Wappinger'
s…
Macdonald, John MacLean. The Capture of Pound Ridge. Paper read at the New-York Historical Society, October 1, 1861. Published as The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 3 in Publications of the WCHS, Vol. V. 1926-27.
…On the last day of August, Simcoe with the whole of his troops, ambuscaded the Stockbridge Indians, under their chief, Nimham, as they were marching along the Milesquare road in the Lower Yon-kers, for the purpose of attacking the…
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O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1851.
…The Couneil
humbly advised it be recommended to M! Chief Justice Horsmanden to issue his Warrant to apprehend the said Baker and
Allen for the offence with which they stand charged in the said ~
Depositions, and that his Excellency do…
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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §1482
— …The Couneil
humbly advised it be recommended to M!
Chief Justice Horsmanden to issue his Warrant to apprehend the said Baker and
Allen for the offence with which they
stand charged in the said ~
Depositions, and that his Excellency do…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §195
— In this attack, the Indians lost their
Chief, named Papequanaehen, fourteen other warriors, four
women and three children, whom we saw lying both on this and
on the other side of the creek but probably many more were
wounded, when…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §1342
— …To his Excellency Will™ Tyron Esq Capt General
& Governt in
Chief in & over the province of
New York & the Territories depending thereon
in America, and Vice Admiral of the Same.
The Memorial of John Munro. Humbly Sheweth
That your memorialist…
National Park Service (2021)
[National Park Service (2021)] Hill Park offers hiking trails and recreation areas amid the last natural forest and salt marsh in Manhattan. The Shorakkopoch Rock landmark commemorates Peter Minuit’s infamous exchange with the Lenape to allow Dutch settlement on…
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Dutch and Native American Heritage in the Hudson Valley §4
— [National Park Service (2021)] Hill Park offers hiking trails and recreation areas amid the
last natural forest and salt marsh in Manhattan. The Shorakkopoch Rock landmark commemorates Peter Minuit’
s infamous exchange with the Lenape to allow Dutch settlement on…
Dutch and Native American Heritage in the Hudson Valley §3
— …Inwood Hill Park offers hiking trails and recreation areas amid the
last natural forest and salt marsh in Manhattan. The Shorakkopoch Rock landmark commemorates Peter Minuit’
s infamous exchange with the Lenape to allow Dutch settlement on Manhattan, which took…
Dutch and Native American Heritage in the Hudson Valley §1
— …Daniel Ninham, a sachem, or
chief, of the Wappinger Indians, was an 18th-century political leader and hero. Ninham defended his people’
s homeland, even traveling to England to legally challenge the patent that granted the Wappingers’ territory to Dutch…
Dutch and Native American Heritage in the Hudson Valley §2
— …Replicas of Hudson’
s ship the Halve Maen and Captain Adriaen Block’
s 1614 ship the Onrust, both constructed and sailed using authentic 17th-century techniques, have also toured the Hudson River to celebrate the valley’
s legacy of Dutch…
Dutch and Native American Heritage in the Hudson Valley §0
— …Although they failed to discover a northwest passage to Asia, Hudson’
s ship the Half Moon returned to Amsterdam with reports of a beautiful land, rich in resources and navigable by what Hudson’
s first mate Robert Juet called “as…
Bacon, Edgar Mayhew. The Hudson River from Ocean to Source: Historical, Legendary, Picturesque. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1903.
…that l)ears his name,
haunted the S])ot with his warriors. An Indian fort
had been Ijuilt where the manor-house afterwards stood,
and there the chief made his last stand against the
fierce enemies that swept down on…
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The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §391
— …398 The Hudson River
He goes on to relate how this reHc gradually was degraded into a mere hat-rack, until our friend Copway,
the Ojibbeway
Chief
. stopped surprised before the nameless bust on the
hat-
stand. " What! " he said…
The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §568
— …The grenadiers, unused
to meeting opponents who could
stand before them,
found it impossible to meet this impetuous onslaught. The guns were taken and retaken, both sides fighting
stubbornly, till at
last the Americans drove their
Above Tide-Water 567…
The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §536
— …At the time of the Revolution three or four Albany
men
stand out prominently in national annals. Gansevoort. President of the Convention that adopted the
first constitution of the State, lived in the old homestead of the Gansevoort family that…
The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §567
— …The grenadiers, unused
to meeting opponents who could
stand before them,
found it impossible to meet this impetuous onslaught. The guns were taken and retaken, both sides fighting
stubbornly, till at
last the Americans drove their
The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §34
— …till he reached
McGowan'
s Pass, within the present Central Park,
where he waited with the little force retained for
the formal occupancy of the city. General Henry
Knox, who was with the Commander-in-
chief, was
there to take…
Shonnard, Frederic, and W.W. Spooner. History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900. New York: The New York History Company, 1900.
…last detachment of the American army in October, 177(5, and its seizure by the enemy, the place was fortified anew, the chief defensive
position on the Westchester sid<> continuing to be the old American
Fort Independence on Tetard's…
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Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. II. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881.
…Nimham, the Indian chief, fell as related
by the hand of Wright, Simcoe's orderly huzzar, in the swamp between
Jesse Halstead's house and John and Frederick Devaux's, now the Mankin property. There he was left a prey…
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The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §732
— They were, in fact, four battallions, twelve hundred strong
of grenadiers, picked men, besides light infantry and cliasseurs, all commanded by Count Donop, who had figured in the
last year'
s campaign. Col Greene, in nowise dismayed by the superiority…
Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. II. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886.
…And still another was
compelled to stand over a hot fire, nearly
roasting alive, while Indians helped themselves
to his stock. Two warriors entered a trader's
post for a blanket. They were intoxicated
and one of them was in…
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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §348
— …And still another was
compelled to
stand over a hot fire, nearly
roasting alive, while Indians helped themselves
to his stock. Two warriors entered a trader'
s
post for a blanket. They were intoxicated
and one of them was in…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §2064
— …John
Marston, now residing at the corner of Second
street and Bordeaux avenue, was the
chief
water dealer in the early days at Chadron. The
crying need of the city was more water. Artesian water was talked about, and a…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §944
— …Delatour located and still lives .in
Cheyenne canyon on Blue Creek, where the
Indians made their
last stand in Harney'
s Battle of Ash Hollow.
In 1885, the Bowers brothers opened up
headquarters for a horse ranch about ten miles…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §942
— …buildings of William Rolfing now
stand, a little over a mile west of
Lewellen.
The days of the free range cattle baron extended until about the year 1889; that was the
year of the
last range cattle "Round up ;" then…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II §57
— …The
last of these animals in the Scotts
Bluff country were killed by Hardy Farns-
Worth and George Slonecker about 1888, and
the head and horns of that killed by Slonecker
weighed forty-seven pounds.
McLellan would often be out…
Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. II. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848.
…Simcoe understood that
Nimham, an Indian chief, and some of his tribe, were with the enemy ; and
by his spies, who were excellent, he was informed that they were highly
elated at the retreat of Emmerick's corps, and applied…
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A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §922
— …Simcoe understood that
Nimham, an Indian
chief, and some of his tribe, were with the enemy ; and
by his spies, who were excellent, he was informed that they were highly
elated at the retreat of Emmerick'
s corps, and applied…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §927
— …
Nimham the
Indian
chief fell as related by the hand of Wright, Simcoe'
s orderly huzzar, in the swamp between Jesse Halstead'
s house and
John and Frederick Devaux'
s, now the Mankin property. There
it was left a prey…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §925
— …desperately wounded ; among others,
Nimham, a chieftain, who had been in England, and his son ; and it was reported to have stopped a larger number of them, who were excellent marksmen, from joining General Washington'
s army. The Indian doctor…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §924
— …desperately wounded ; among others,
Nimham, a chieftain, who had been in England, and his son ; and it was reported to have stopped a larger number of them, who were excellent marksmen, from joining General Washington'
s army. The Indian doctor…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §752
— …At length the British cavalry gained
the crest of the hill, and charijing, cut to pieces the militia on McDougal'
s
right. The
last stand was made by the Americans behind a fence at the top
of the hill, where…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §816
— …The descendants of the
last named
chief, Tackarcw, conhnned
to reside in Yoiikers for more than half a century after the sale
to Van der Donck. A. D. 1646, as we find Claas de Wilt, Nemerau, and a sqnaw, Karocapacomont…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §817
— …The descendants of the
last named
chief, Tackarcw, conhnned
to reside in Yoiikers for more than half a century after the sale
to Van der Donck. A. D. 1646, as we find Claas de Wilt, Nemerau, and a sqnaw, Karocapacomont…
Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. Revised posthumous edition.
This indenture, made the twenty-ninth day of December, in the year one
thousand, seven hundred and forty-four, between James de Lancey, Esq. , Chief
Justice of the Province of New York, of the one part, and Stephen du Lancey…
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The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §1821
— This indenture, made the twenty-ninth day of December, in the year one
thousand, seven hundred and forty-four, between James de Lancey, Esq. ,
Chief
Justice of the Province of New York, of the one part, and Stephen du Lancey…
Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848.
Stephanus van Cortlandt, the first grantee under the Indians,
by his last will, dated 14th of April, 1700, devised and bequeathed
the whole manor of Cortlandt to his eleven children, who thus
became seized in fee. In 1734 the devisees…
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A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §970
— Stephanus van Cortlandt, the first grantee under the Indians,
by his
last will, dated 14th of April, 1700, devised and bequeathed
the whole manor of Cortlandt to his eleven children, who thus
became seized in fee. In 1734 the devisees…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §971
— This indenture, made the twenty-ninth day of December, in the year one
thousand seven hundred and forty-four, between James de Lancey, Esq.,
chief
justice of the province of New York, of the one part, and Stephen de Lancey…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §808
— It was however in 1G27, that
this city made its
last and ever memorable
stand for the cause of
the Huguenots. •.. <• ■ ;' •
*' And it may safely be said, that this mighty city would never
have fallen, (such was the undaunted heroism…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §1110
— …Glover'
s and
Major Lee'
s, who behaved gallantly; we brought many of them
to the ground. I' Thus we continued fighting them and retreating the whole afternoon, until they came to a
stand, where they
now remain, except stretching…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §432
— …Thus garrisoned, the liltle Roost was fit to
stand a
siege, and Jacob van Tassel was the man to defend it to the
last charge of
powder.
He was, as I have already hinted, of pugnacious propensities, and, not content…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §807
— …It was however in 1G27, that
this city made its
last and ever memorable
stand for the cause of
the Huguenots. •.. <• ■ ;' •
*' And it may safely be said, that this mighty city would never
have fallen, (such was the undaunted heroism…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §197
— …their
humble petition, presented on the 21st day of March now
last past, to our trusty
and well beloved Cadwallader Colden, Esq., our Lieutenant-Governor and
Commander-in-
chief of our Province of New York and the territories depending thereon…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §198
— …their
humble petition, presented on the 21st day of March now
last past, to our trusty
and well beloved Cadwallader Colden, Esq., our Lieutenant-Governor and
Commander-in-
chief of our Province of New York and the territories depending thereon…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
…St Mary's County in Maryland Nov 26, 1(58!).
HoN^^^ S"" -- Your's courteous letter, directed to y Assembly
in Mayryland y/^^ is now under adjournment. I have received
& having y^ hon"" of the chief command of his Mati…
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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §1107
— …every
particulor of my sentiments & is also perfectly acquainted whh
Indian Affairs as they
stand connected with y« Interest of y"
Continent & His Majesty'
s service
• MINUTES OF A COUNCIL HELD AT ALEXANDRIA.
At a Council held at the Camp…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §532
— Schuyler with his subaltern officers
and the
Chief of the savages resolved where they should make
their attack upon the enemy, and they determined by the majorities
to fall upon fort La Prairie (Lapplarie) ; whereupon the Mohawks
gave a wampum…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1850.
…can be had for them from the Neighbouring
Government they have resolved to send their Chief Robert Miller
an inhabitant of M"" Philips's mannor as a solicitor to our
Governour in hopes that he will grant them my Lands…
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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III §941
— …By his Excellency Sir Henry
Moore Earonet Captain General
and Governor in
Chief in and over
the Province of New York and the
Territories depending thereon in
America, Chancellor and Vice
Admiral of the same.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas sundry seditious…
Brinton, Willard C. Graphic Methods for Presenting Facts. New York: The Engineering Magazine Company, 1914. Internet Archive identifier: cu31924032626792 (Cornell University Library copy). The first American textbook on what we now call data visualization.
…The eye is apt to make
the comparison from the last figures rather than
from the ends of the bars
SIMPLE COMPARISONS
UniTea iMngaom
1 7, 576.
United States
5,05B
Germany
required for the figures, it would be possible…
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Graphic Methods for Presenting Facts §49
— …The eye is apt to make
the comparison from the
last figures rather than
from the ends of the bars
SIMPLE COMPARISONS
UniTea iMngaom
1 7, 576.
United States
5,05B
Germany
required for the figures, it would be possible…
Graphic Methods for Presenting Facts §50
— …On this account,
it would have been much
better if the word "Newburgh" had been printed in
heavy -faced type so that it
would
stand out from the
other cities in the list. Where the use of colored
ink is…
Graphic Methods for Presenting Facts §564
— …The
stand holding the book may be replaced
by a simple carriage arranged to take the 4-by-6-inch and the 4-by-12-inch curve cards. The very
latest data from the file shown in Fig. 217 may…
Graphic Methods for Presenting Facts §615
— …On this account, it is necessary for the person ordering the
charts made from paper having green-ink lines to make certain that
the main features of the chart
stand out with prominent broad lines,
so that there may certainly…
Graphic Methods for Presenting Facts §19
— …simple
figures to get the correct impression of the very large percentage of
the two
chief races and the numerical insignificance of the one
last
named. If these data were shown in a simple horizontal bar, somewhat
like that seen…
Graphic Methods for Presenting Facts §20
— …simple
figures to get the correct impression of the very large percentage of
the two
chief races and the numerical insignificance of the one
last
named. If these data were shown in a simple horizontal bar, somewhat
like that seen…
Graphic Methods for Presenting Facts §546
— …In the record room the executive would be free to
concentrate his whole attention on the records of what his business
has been doing in the
last weeks or months, so that he may be able to
formulate plans for…
Graphic Methods for Presenting Facts §3
— …In
fairness to the authors of those charts which are criticized, it must be said that there
has been a very rapid advance in the art of graphic presentation within the
last few
years and that many of these men…
en.wikipedia.org
when the last of the 69 united tribes joined in August 1645. Outcome [ edit ] Willem Kieft smoking a peace pipe with an Algonquian Chief after the war at New Amsterdam, 1645. The bystanders are New Netherland citizens and natives The…
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Kieft's War §48
— when the
last of the 69 united tribes joined in August 1645. Outcome [ edit ] Willem Kieft smoking a peace pipe with an Algonquian
Chief after the war at New Amsterdam, 1645. The bystanders are New Netherland citizens and natives The…
Kieft's War §42
— 1643, a force of 1,500 Indians invaded New Netherland and killed many, including Anne Hutchinson , a
chief figure in the Antinomian Controversy which ruptured the Massachusetts Bay Colony years earlier. The Indians destroyed villages and farms, the
Kieft's War §52
— Encyclopaedia (2014). Britannica Student Encyclopedia (E-book ed.). Encyclopaedia Britannica, Incorporated. p. 8. ISBN 9781625131720 . ^ a b Walter Giersbach, Governor Kieft'
s Personal War Archived 2019-01-17 at the Wayback Machine , (published
Kieft's War §43
— work of two decades of settlement, and Dutch forces killed 500 Weckquaesgeek Indians that winter in retaliation. New Amsterdam became crowded with destitute refugees, and the colonists increasingly resisted Kieft'
s rule. They flouted paying new taxes
Kieft's War §56
— "New Netherland and Stuyvesant 1642-64" . Archived from the original on 2015-04-23 . Retrieved 2007-06-01 . ^ Cox, Bruce Alden (1988). Native People, Native Lands: Canadian Indians, Inuit and Metis . McGill-Queen'
s Press - MQUP. ISBN
Kieft's War §58
— Spencer (2012). Almanac of American Military History [4 Volumes] (Hardcover ed.). Bloomsbury Academic. p. 79. ISBN 9781598845303 . ^ Axelrod, Alan (2021). Profiles in Folly History'
s Worst Decisions and Why They Went Wrong (E-book ed.). Union Square
Kieft's War §0
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Macdonald, John MacLean. The Neutral Ground. Paper read at the New-York Historical Society, May 2, 1854; re-read Feb 7, 1899. Published as The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 1 in Publications of the WCHS, Vol. V. 1926-27.
…attack, the chief feature of which was a determination to carry the post by an onset so sudden, that their opponents would not have time to stand to their arms. Having ascertained that the doors of Archer's House were…
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The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 1: The Neutral Ground §2
— …During this
last season, the defense of the British outposts was intrusted, almost entirely, to one or two corps in the king'
s service, which were composed of native Ameri-cans. While winter continued, the royal commanders, for greater security…
The McDonald Papers, Part II, Chapter 1: The Neutral Ground §16
— As the guides approached Delancey'
s quarters, the soldier on guard hailed them, the true countersign was given by the captive royalist, and they continued moving forward, but while passing the sentinel, Abraham Dyckman rushed upon, disarmed and threw him…
Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York, 1778-1781. Collections of the New-York Historical Society, 1924-1925. Originally compiled 1778-1781, first published 1909-1925.
…Beekman wait upon General Starkes in Order to enquire
of him the Nature of the several Offences those Persons
stand charged with -- They Report that upon Application
to general Starkes to the above Enquiry he [102] the said
General informed…
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Lossing, Benson John. The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea. New York: Virtue & Yorston, 1866. Internet Archive identifier: hudsonfromwilder00lossi. Illustrated travel-history of the Hudson River valley by the writer and artist Benson J. Lossing, whose chapter on Teller's / Croton Point is a primary source for Senasqua place-name etymology, Sarah Teller's 1682 purchase, and the Underhill vineyard.
…These comprise the chief public establishments for the unfortunate in
the city of New York, near the Hudson river. There are many others
3 E
THE HUDSON.
in the metropolis, but they do not properly claim a place in these…
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The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §509
— …These comprise the
chief public establishments for the unfortunate in
the city of New York, near the Hudson river. There are many others
3 E
THE HUDSON.
in the metropolis, but they do not properly claim a place in these…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §273
— There and at some places on the eastern shore,
are the
chief sources of the supply of that delicious fruit for the city of
New York ; and the quantity raised is so great, that a small steamboat is
employed for…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §97
— Prom the spot where we now
stand -- the turbulent
Glen'
s Palls -- to the sea, the banks of the beautiful river have voices
innumerable for the ear of the patient listener ; telling of joy and woe, of
love and beauty…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §456
— …Tradition'
s lore and Nature'
s face,
Imbued his visionary brain :
" Mused in Granada'
s old arcade
As gu^h'd the Moorish fount at noon.
With the
last minstrel thoughtful stray'd,
To ruin'd shrines beneath the moon…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §536
— …The tree seems to have vigour enough to
last another century.
Stuyvesant'
s dwelling, upon his "Bowerie estate," was near the present
St. Mark'
s Church, Tenth Street, and Second Avenue. It was built of
small yellow brick, imported from…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §378
— …289
during the earlier years of the war, but at
last his passions gained the
mastery over his judgment and conscience.
^\rnold twice received honourable wounds during the war -- one at
Quebec, the other almost two years later at Saratoga…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §455
— …Tradition'
s lore and Nature'
s face,
Imbued his visionary brain :
" Mused in Granada'
s old arcade
As gu^h'd the Moorish fount at noon.
With the
last minstrel thoughtful stray'd,
To ruin'd shrines beneath the moon…
The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea §282
— …On the river-front are
the words : -- " The
last of the Life Guards. TJzal Knapp, boen, 1759;
DIED, 1856. Monmouth, Yalley Forge, Toektown." On the opposite
side: -- "Erected by the Newburgh Guards, Company F., 19th Regiment,
IS". Y.
S. M…
Macdonald, John MacLean. The Westchester Guides in the War of the Revolution. Paper read at the New-York Historical Society, May 4, 1852; re-read Nov 3, 1863 and May 4, 1897. Published as The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 3 in Publications of the Westchester County Historical Society, Vol. IV. 1925-26.
…Regarding this as a good omen, Oakley summoned up all his remaining powers, and after struggling forward for a long time with his raft, at last gained a footing on the Morrisania shore. Although scarcely able to stand upright when…
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Ruttenber, E.M. Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names in the Valley of Hudson's River, the Valley of the Mohawk, and on the Delaware. Published in the Proceedings of the New York State Historical Association, Vol. VI. 1906.
…HUDSON S RIVER ON THE WEST, 153
known fishing-place." The first word of the Indian name, Magaat,
stands for Maghaak (Moh.), Machak (Zeisb., the hard surd mutes
k and t exchanged), meaning "Great," large, extended, occupying
chief position. The…
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Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §610
— …HUDSON
S RIVER ON THE WEST, 153
known fishing-place." The first word of the Indian name, Magaat,
stands for Maghaak (Moh.), Machak (Zeisb., the hard surd mutes
k and t exchanged), meaning "Great," large, extended, occupying
chief position. The…
Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §764
— …It may have been shortened to
Willewemock and Willernoc, and
stand for IVilamochk, "Good, rich, beaver."
It was, presumably, a superior resorl; for beavers.
^ Basha'
s Kill w^ts applied to Mamcotten Kill north of the village of
Wurtzboro, south…
Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §763
— …Hubbard wrote : "They called the
chief rulers, who commanded the
^''Formerly Shohakin or Chehocton." (French'
s Gaz.) In N. Y. Land
Papers, Schohakana is the orthography. Street'
s translation is a poetical
fancy. The name probably refers to a place…
Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names §463
— …Tapousagh,
chief of Marsepinck and Rediawyck," in 1660 (Col. Hist. N. Y., xiii, 58), was son of Mechowodt, sachem of Marsepingh, and
probably succeeded his father as sachem of that clan. (Col. Hist. N. Y., xiv, 540.) His
last possession…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
This may be tested by allowing it to stand
until it has acquired the ordinary summer temperature its various ingredients become
;
then manifest, palpable. These impurities are not caused by the additional heat they ;
exist at all times in the…
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Macdonald, John MacLean. The Danbury Expedition, April 23d to 28th, 1777. Paper read at the New-York Historical Society, October 5, 1858. Published as The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 4 in Publications of the Westchester County Historical Society, Vol. IV. 1925-26.
The promptness with which the people of Connecticut stood to their arms during Tryon's incursion of the year 1777 must in after ages stand out in bold relief, from the history of that well-ordered and wise Commonwealth, who…
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Brodhead, John Romeyn. History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691). New York: Harper & Brothers, 1853.
…have by their unnatural extortions for the last three or four years,
utterly drained us, and impoverished this country ; for such must be the result so long as
industry is obliged to stand still in the land. Cattle destroyed, houses…
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History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691) §659
— …have by their unnatural extortions for the
last three or four years,
utterly drained us, and impoverished this country ; for such must be the result so long as
industry is obliged to
stand still in the land. Cattle destroyed, houses…
History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691) §312
— …In the fourth and
last place, they demand the release of a vessel seized at Plymouth, returning
from a certain plantation usurped by tiiem in the north parts of Virginia, whicii they say was
acquired from the natives of the…
History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691) §944
— …two
last sad and senseless
extravagances --
we should say, administrations -- of Director Kieft, which is
now in truth past, but its evil consequences remain and of Director Stuyvesant, ;
which still stands, if that can be said to
stand which lies…
History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691) §658
— …the private traders have by their unnatural extortions for the
last three or four years,
utterly drained us, and impoverished this country ; for such must be the result so long as
industry is obliged to
stand still in the land.
History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691) §267
— …that we have employed, from time to time, in said ships, a great number of
seamen and soldiers, so that we had
last year 9,000 men, and now, at present, full 15,000 in
our service; whereby the people…
History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691) §268
— …which Your
High Mightinesses can make use in time of need, as the Company'
s aid, without boasting, was
particularly well timed in the
last public difficulties. It is now to be further considered what wealth these, our ships, have…
Dawson, Henry B. Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution. Morrisania, NY: (privately printed by the author), 1886.
…such others as were men-
" tioned in my last, and circumstances may direct." 6
Prom the same place, the General ordered the Officer
in command, at Mamaroneck, to make the best stand
he could, with the troops under his command…
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Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution §602
— The result was probably foreseen by
the Petitioners and their successful candidate -- why
should the carefully expressed will of fifty-nine respectable men, declared in conformity with the published
terms of the Congress itself, be permitted to
stand in
the…
Raymond, Marcius D., editor and publisher. Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication, at Tarrytown, N.Y., October 19th, 1894. Tarrytown, NY, 1894.
…May
it last so long as patriotism shall live in our land and until freedom and
independence shall be forgotten."
President Tallmadge then formally declared the monument dedicated, after which Mr. M.'D. Raymond, Chairman of the Committee
of Arrangements…
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