[Edward Manning Ruttenber (1872)] occurred about 1750. The most distinguished man of the Mabicans was Captain HENDRIK AUPAUMUT, subsequently known as Captain HEN DRIK, who appears to have sustained the most important rela tion to his tribe and to the nation for nearly half a century.2 Of his birth and parentage nothing is known. He is first 1 Brodhcad, n, 161. death of King Solomon, the government, 2 In 1771, Benjamin Kok-ke-we-nau-it is said, devolved upon Joseph Quan-naut, called King Benjamin, being 94 au-kaunt (pronounced, by the English at years of age, resigned his office of sachem, least, Quinney-hong, and now generally and requested his people to elect a succes-spelled Quinney), who divided his power sor. Solomon Un-haun-nau-waun-nutt more equally with his counsellors — Peter was chosen. He was acting in that ca-Poh-quon-nop-peet (pronounced Ponkne-pacity at the outbreak of the revolution and peet), Captain Hendrik Aupaumut and was addressed by the Massachusetts Con-Captain John Konapot, Jr. The wife vention. He died in February, 1777, while of Captain Hendrik and the wife of King Benjamin lived until 1781, dying at the Solomon, were the sisters of King advanced age of 104 years. After the Joseph. — Stockbridgc, Past and Present. APPENDIX. 321