[Edward Manning Ruttenber (1872)] wards, for many years among them, people than the rest of the Indians, came The Dutch called them Mahikanders; down out of the inland parts of the con-the French knew them as the Mouri-tinent, and by force seized upon the gans and Manhingans 5 the English as goodliest places near the sea, and became the Mohiccons, Mohegans, Muhheeck-a terror to all their neighbors." — Indian anew, etc. Wars, 14. The relationship between 2 Hubbard, referring to the Pequots, the Mahicans and Pequots is so conclu-says that it was " commonly reported, sively shown that one must have appa-about the time when New England was rently originated the other. 42 THE INDIAN TRIBES by the Dutch under the names of Wappingers, Montauks and Mahicans. The tradition which the Mahicans give of their origin states : " The country formerly owned by the Muhheakunnuk nation, was situated partly in Massachusetts, and partly in the states of Vermont and New York. The inhabitants dwelt chiefly in little towns and villages. Their chief seat *was on Hudson's river, now it is called Albany, which was called Pempotowwut-hut-Muhhecanneuw, or the fire-place of the Muhheakunnuk nation, where their allies used to come on any business whether