Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I
The 18 th going to Canagorah, wee overtook y e prisoners; when the soudiers saw us they stopped each his prisoner, and made him sing, and cutt off their fingers, and slasht their bodies w th a knife, and when they had sung each man confessed how many men in his time hee had killed. Thatt day The cruelty att Canagorah, there were most cruelly burnt four men, four women and one boy. When they were almost dead letting them loose to the mercy of y e boyS, lasted aboutt seven hours. and taking the hearts of such as were dead to feast on. butt itt was onely y
e Inhabitants driving
Canoenada lyes about four miles to y e Southward of Canagorah; conteynes about 30 houses, well furnished with Corne. Keint-he lyes aboutt four or five miles to y e Southward of Tietehatton; contayns about 24 houses well furnished with corne.
The Senecques are counted to bee in all about 1000 fighting men.
THE IROQUOIS AND OTHER INDIAN TRIBES.
The French call the Maques
Les Anniez
Onyades
Les Onoyauts
Onondagos
Les Montagneurs
& Onondago town
By the name
La Montagne
of
Les Petuneurs
Caiougos
Les Paisans
Senecques
Jaques
Cangaro
St.
Tiotehatton
La Conception
The above paper will be found also in Chalmers' Political Annals, in which, however, GreenThat paper diners likewise in other respects from the MS. now followed. halgh's name is misspelt. Note.
ENUMERATION OF THE INDIAN TRIBES CONNECTED WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA ; THE WARRIORS AND ARMORIAL BEARINGS OF EACH NATION. [