[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] that and the settlement of Boston. Most probably, it was engraved in 1631. In point of time, it may be considered the third oldest Map of the Province extant, having, as far as yet known, been preceded by only two Dutch Maps, one of 1616 and one 1618, transcripts of which are in the office of the Secretary of State, and of one of which this Italian Map is evidently an imp…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] The ninth tribe derives its origin from a cabin that was in the interior (dans les terres), and com-posed of several fires or establishments. In the middle of the cabin was a partition which divided the cabin in two. Weary of knowing no one, and consequently unable to marry, they all married among themselves; which is the reason that their name signifies two cabins united…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] If there be only wounded, they paint a broken gun which however is connected with the stock, or even an arrow, and to denote where they have been wounded, they paint the animal of the tribe to which the wounded belong with an arrow piercing the part in which the wound is located; and if it be a gunshot they make the mark of the ball on the body of a different color. ■ m T…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] Y. Fashion of painting the dead; the two first are men and the third is a woman who is distin-guished only by the waistcloth that she has. As regards the dead, they inter them with all they have. When it is a man they paint red calu-mets, calumets of peace on the tomb; some times they plant a stake on which they paint how often 1 Three or four miles. — Colden. 14 THE IROQ…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] o 'J'lic PoT'lrail of a Savage on a 1/oard in l/iriv ca/iiii on nliir/i l/i.ej/ ordinarily • paint, 7> ow often, ftehasfteen lowar.how many men hf.7iasla.hen a in/ /all i ' (7. THE IROQUOIS AND OTHER INDIAN TRIBES. 15 Stake to tie the prisoners. They place his leg between these two posts in the hollow of the larger — that is the two posts catch the leg above the ankle, an…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] situate about twenty miles from a small river which comes out of the hills to the southward, and runs into lake Teshiroque, and about 30 miles distant from the Maquaes river, which lyes to the northward; the town is newly settled, double stockadoed, but little cleared ground, so thatt they are forced to send to the Onondagoes to buy corne; The towne consists of about 100 …

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] They do in all consist of about 100 houses; they ly about 60 miles to the southward of ye Onon-dagos; they intend the next spring to build all their houses together and stockade them; they have abundance of Corne; they ly within two or three miles of the lake Tichero. They pass for about 300 fighting men. The Senecques have four townes, vict. Canagora, Tiotohatton, Canoen…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] lasted aboutt seven hours. When they were almost dead letting them loose to the mercy of ye boyS, and taking the hearts of such as were dead to feast on. Canoenada lyes about four miles to ye Southward of Canagorah; conteynes about 30 houses, well furnished with Corne. Keint-he lyes aboutt four or five miles to ye Southward of Tietehatton; contayns about 24 houses well fu…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] La Montagne Les Petuneurs Les Paisans St. Jaques La Conception Note. The above paper will be found also in Chalmers' Political Annals, in which, however, Green-halgh's name is misspelt. That paper diners likewise in other respects from the MS. now followed. ENUMERATION OF THE INDIAN TRIBES CONNECTED WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA; THE WARRIORS AND ARMORIAL BEARINGS OF EACH…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] including those of Michikoui and those who migrate. The armorial bearings (Totums) of this Nation, which is divided into two sec-tions, are the Pigeon (tourtre) and the Bear. There are besides some tribes who carry the Partridge, the Beaver and the Otter. 650 [Vol. i.] 3 18 THE IROQUOIS AND OTHER INDIAN TRIBES. 650 At Three Rivers. See Montreal. The Algonquins. -fifteen m…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] The Tabittibis are one hundred warriors. 100 They have for device an Eagle. At the mouth of the Themiscaming there are twenty warriors. 20 At the head of the Lake twenty domiciled. 20 1265 THE IROQUOIS AND OTHER INDIAN TRIBES. 19 1265 These savages are what are called Tetes de Boule, who amount to over six hundred in the Northern country. -600 I shall speak of them hereaf…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] for device the Bustard, (V Outarde.) -200 Lake Ounepigon. The Cristinaux are around this lake to the number of sixty men. 60 Assenipoels. See Scioux. 3095 20 THE IROQUOIS AND OTHER INDIAN TRIBES. 3095 South of Lake Superior. Kiouanan. In this quarter there are domiciled forty Sauteurs, who have for device the Crane and the Stag. --40 The Sauteurs of Point Chagouamigon are…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] River St. Joseph, south of Lake Michigan. The Potte8atamies, who call themselves the Governor's eldest sons, compose the village of St. Joseph, to the number of one hundred warriors, ------100 The principal families have for device the Golden Carp, the Frog, the Crab, the Tortoise. 6565 THE IROQUOIS AND OTHER INDIAN TRIBES. 21 6565 There are in the village about ten Miami…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] The five villages wMch belong to the same tribe, have for their arms in common, the Plover, to wMch I belong; » the Bear, the Tortoise, the Eel, the Deer, the Beaver, the Potatoe, the Falcon, the Lark, and the Partridge. 7585 1 M. de Joncaire, the supposed author of this Report, is here thought to be alluded to. He was adopted at an early-period by the Senecas, among whom…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] Kiskakous, and may count two hundred warriors. ------200 They have the same devices as those of Missilimakinac; that is to say, the Bear and Black Squirrel. 15815 • Note in Orig. Instead of 180, only 100 men must be counted. THE IROQUOIS AND OTHER INDIAN TRIBES. 23 15815 Lake St. Clair, which leads to Lake Huron. At the end of the Little Lake St. Clair, there is a small v…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] If time permitted, you would, Sir, have been better satisfied with my researches. • I would have written to the Interpreters of the Posts, who would have furnished me with more certain information than that I could obtain from the Voyageurs whom I questioned. I am engaged at the history of the Scioux, which you have asked from Monsieur de Linerot. Missilimakinak. 24 THE I…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] represented. They have likewise a Missionary who is a Jesuit. (There are several other Nations to the Northward, who avoid any con-nection with the white people; and as they have no fixed residence, their numbers, though considerable, cannot be ascertained.) THE IROQUOIS AND OTHER INDIAN TRIBES. 25 SIX NATION CONFEDERACY— continued. Names. Number of men.

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] can be made of these numerous peo-ple, who are scattered throughout the Northern Parts and who having few places of fixed residence, subsisting entirely by hunting, cannot be ascer-tained as those ot their confederacy, residing near the outposts. 26 THE IROQUOIS AND OTHER INDIAN TRIBES. OTTAWA CONFEDERACY— continued. Names. Number of men. Scituation. Remarks.

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] of division; I prayed the tutelar angels of the whole country to touch the hearts of those who heard me, when my words should strike their ear. 32 I greatly astonished them when they heard me naming all by nations, by tribes, by families and each particular individual of any note, and all by aid of my manuscript, which was a matter as wonderful as it was new. I told them …

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] The twelfth present was to heal the head of the Seneca who had lost some of his people. The thirteenth, to strengthen his palisades; to wit, that he may be in a state of defence against the enemy. The fourteenth, to ornament his face : for it is the custom of warriors here never to go to battle unless with the face painted, some black, some red, others with various other …

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] After that they grouped together apart in nations and tribes, calling to them a Mohawk who by good luck was there. They consulted together for the space of two hours longer. Finally they called me among them and seated me in an honorable place. The Chief who is the tongue of the country, repeats faithfully as orator the substance of all my words. Then all set to singing i…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] thro' the medium of the Mohawks, who often go to that country. # # # # # #_# # # It is true that the Mohawks faithfully delivered the letters to Ondessonk, because they feared evil for their people detained by the French. But for the letters addressed to our French at Onnontague, the Mohawk who was the bearer thereof, threw them in the river, or gave them, probably, to th…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] Du Puis, who commanded the sol-diers, nor a letter to any of the French whomsoever. OF THE RETURN OF OUR FATHERS AND OF OUR FRENCHMEN FROM THE COUNTRY

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] open for navigation until the very day that we made our appearance. From the same to the same. Your Rev. will be glad to learn the particulars of our departure from Ste. Marie of the Iroquois. * The resolution being taken to quit that country where God took through us, the small number of Ins disciples, the difficulties appeared insurmountable in their execution for which…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] He who presided at this ceremony played his part with so much address and success, that all were desirous to contribute to the publick joy : Every one vied in uttering the most piercing cries, now of war, anon of rejoicing. The savages, through complaisance, sung and

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] Sieurs De la Fouille, Maximin and Lobiac, Captains in the Carignan regiment, having joined this little army on the 24th January, each with 20 soldiers of their companies and some habitans of the place were treated by the cold, on the day following, worse than any had previously been, and many soldiers were obliged to be brought back, of whom some had the legs cut by the i…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] Finally information was received from prisoners who were taken in some detached cabins, and from the Commandant of a hamlet inhabited by the Dutch of New Netherland, that the greater part of the Mohawks and Oneidas having gone to a distance to make war against other tribes called the Wampum Makers, (les faiseurs de porcelaine) had left in their villages only the children …

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] de Tracy had already re-fused 34 presents that they had tendered him, but perceiving that it affected them sensibly and that they considered it the greatest insult that could be offered, he finally accepted their wampum belts, repeating to them that it was neither their presents nor their goods that the King desired, but their true happiness and salvation; that they would…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] These French delegates had orders to inform themselves of every thing carefully on the spot, and to learn if it were safe to confide again on the Savages, so that His Majesty's arms should not be retarded by an illusive hope of peace. But scarcely were the Ambassadors two or three days journey from Quebec, when news came of the surprisal by the Mohawks of some Frenchmen b…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] men, whom he led by forced marches into the enemy's country, resolved to put all, every where, to the sword. But when only 20 leagues distant from their villages he encountered new Ambassadors bringing back the Frenchmen taken near Fort St. Anne, and who were coming to offer every satis-faction for the murder of those who were slain and new guarantees for peace, so that t…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] Some of the troops not being able to come up in sufficient time, M. de Tracy would not proceed before the 3d of October, with the main body of the army. But M. de Courcelles impelled by his characteristic impatience for the fight, started some days ahead with 400 men, and Sieurs De Chambly and Berthier, commandants of the Forts St. Louis and Assumption were left to follow…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] tins summer another attempt will be made upon their country with a greater force and supplyes of men, the truth or success of which I shall not now discourse upon, having given ye trew relation of what past from ye 29th December to the 12th of February. [ From Paris Doc. I. ] On the seventh of the month of July of the year 1666, the Iroquois of the Oneida Nation, having l…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] noukouenioton, Asaregouenioton, Asaregouaune, Tsendiagou, Achinnhara, Togoukouaras, Oskaraquets, Akouehen, And after having communicated by the mouth of their Orator and Chief Soenres, the object of their Embassy by ten talks expressed by as many presents, and having handed to us the letters from the officers of New Netherland, have unanimously requested, acknowledging th…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] our alhes; and thirdly, to advise Colonel Dongan, Governor of New York of what we were obliged to do, whilst at the same time I would throw a considerable reinforcement of men into Fort Frontenac to secure it. Being arrived at Montreal the tenth of the said month, we sent for Mr. Dollier, Supe-rior of the Seminary of said town and of the Mission to the Indians of the Moun…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] Father Enjalran, Superior of said Missions, to operate there and send orders to different quarters according to his usual zeal and capacity, whilst I despatched Sieur Bourbon to Orange or Manatte to notify Colonel Dongan of the insult the French had received from the Senecas, which obliged me to march against them, of which I gave him notice, assuring him that if he wishe…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] Nations to talk about business. The Senecas consequent on the declaration you made to them that you would proceed to their country, have concealed their old grain, prepared a distant retreat in the wooden fort for the security of their old men, women and children, and conveyed whatever they have of value out of their vil-lages. The Warriors in great number have heard this…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] le Moine should come here to fetch those Chiefs and Warriors who will most will-ingly meet you under the safe conduct which you will give them through M. le Moine (who can come here in all surety and without any fear) to be conducted to your rendezvous near Seneca or to the Fort, in order to settle matters in a friendly manner. The Iroquois say they will not commit any ac…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] the Duke of York, and that their Council fires were lighted at Albany and that he absolutely forbad them talking Avith you. Two words which we whispered in the ears of your pensioner, La Grande Gueule, caused us to see at once how unreasonable, in his opinion, was so strange a proceeding as that of Mr. Don-gan after having himself exhorted the Iroquois to give us satisfac…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] After many disputes, the Onnontagu6s councilled among themselves, and concluded to enquire of M. le Moine if he would not wait the permission which Mr. Dongan wished the Iroquois to have from him to talk with you, and if he would not tarry ten days more, and you remain at the Lake, to learn Mr. Dongan's final will. This is a piece of Iroquois cunning not to embroil themse…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] ing the French. The Seneca scouts have been as far as Kaionhouague, where you had concluded the peace, to be certain of the place at which your army had encamped. The Onnontagues believed tor several days that they had killed me. Tegannehout's arrival in this country will have calmed the minds in communicating your peace to them. No news have as yet been received from the…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] Uncertain as I was regarding matters on the side of the Senecas, and fearful that the Senecas would create confusion on arriving here, I made some presents in your name to some captains who could best curb their insolence, so as to prevent the brewing of the storm. Your man of business, I mean La Grande Gueule, is not concerned at any thing; he is a venal be-ing whom you …

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] from the Senecas. FROM THE SAME TO THE SAME. Onnontague, this 9th Octob. 1684. My Lord, — The message you sent here by three canoemen from Montreal shows you to be in reality a man of your word. Sieur Grande Gueule has been informed by express, who is gone to find him at his fishery eight leagues from here, that you have written. I shall cause him when he returns particul…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] I have presented the Captain a shirt in your name, to exhort the Senecas through whom he will pass, to keep their word with you. He has assured me that he will not lead his troop towards the quarter you forbad him. I notified him as well as the others that you had

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] them at their leisure; and after having cut them off by a hundred ambuscades among the foliage and grass, pursue you in your retreat even to Montreal to spread desolation throughout its vicinity also; and they had prepared for that purpose a quantity of canoes of eighteen men each which they kept concealed. But let us all speak of this war to thank God that He has preserv…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] Dongan had probably departed from Orange when Arnaud left to come here. What the Iroquois know is, after having heard M. Dongan who exhorted them to an arrangement with you, it was in no wise probable that on the eve of a negotiation, he should have forbidden them to visit you without his permission. A man named La Croix, in Indian Tegaiatannhara, who answered Garakontie …

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] @ upon a petition of one of them to our present King about Albany the petitioner was referred to his Mat78 council at law who upon a perusal of the Ranslaers papers made their return that it was their opinion that it did belong to them Upon which there was an order sent over to Sr Edmund An-dros that the Ranslaers should be put in possession of Albany, @ that every house …

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] After I had ob-tained this release of the Ranslaers I passed the patent for Albany wherein was included the afore mentioned pasture, to which the people apprehended they had so good a right that they expressed themselves discontented at my reserving a small spot of it for a garden for the use of the Garrison That the people of Albany has given me.£700. is untrue I am but …

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] Present His Excel0 y the Govern1" &c. It being now plaine that yc ffrench are Resolved to Do all the Prejudice they can to the Kings Subjects of this Government It is for ye preventon thereof Ordred that ye people of ye City and County of Albany Do Cutt Pallasadoes and by ye five and twentienth day of March next Cart them to ye sd Citty and yc towne of Schanechtade to for…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] as well as of New York. It will secure and facilitate the Cod fishery which is carried on along our Coasts of la Cadie and on the Great Bank. It will give H. M. one of the finest harbours in America which can be entered during almost alt seasons of the year in less than one month of very easy navigation; whilst that from France to Quebec cannot be prosecuted except in sum…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] And in case that, contrary to all appearances, they remain faithful to the King of England during the general rebellion of the English, we might, if H. M. thought proper, being on terms with that King, confide to him the secret of this expedition, draw from him an order to the Commandant of Orange and of Manathe to surrender these places into H. M.'s hands, who would keep…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] INVASION OF NEW-YORK AND BURNING OF SCHENECTADY. 187 Indians; and this road was taken without calling a new council. Nine days more elapsed before they aj^ived, having experienced inconceivable difficulties, and having been obliged to march up to their knees in water, and to break the ice with their feet in order to find a solid footing. They arrived within two leagues of…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] At eleven of the clock that night, they came within sight of the town, resolved to defer the assault until two o'clock of the morning. But the excessive cold admitted of no further delay. The town of Corlear forms a sort of oblong with only two gates — one opposite the road we had taken; the other leading to Orange, which is only six leagues distant. Messieurs de Sainte H…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] there maintaining the comissions from Sir Edmond Andross &. Coll. Dongan deryving from the au-thority of the late King James would not accept them there, but keept the fort by virtue of the sd Commission & would not suffer any of them to goe & guard sd Village being the frontier but send of their people there, by which meanes from treachery cowardice and carelesnes that t…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] The Millitia of the Citty and County of New Yorke & Orange, commanded by Coll: Abra-ham Depeyster, being Eight Companys of foot, and one Troop of Horse, consisting of -477 The Millitia of Queens County in ye Island of Nassaw, commanded by Coll. Thomas Wil-lett being nine Companys Foot, and one Troop of Horse consisting of -580 The Millitia of Suffolke County in the Island…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] FRONTENAC'S EXPEDITION, 1696. [ Council Min. VII. ] At a Council held at his Ma^8 ffort in New Yorke the 9* of July 1696. Present His Excellency Benjamin Fletcher &c ifred Phillips ) Gab Monvielle ) Steph. Cortlandt > Esq/8 Peter Schuyler > Esq1'3 Nich: Bayard ) John Lawrence ) His Excell : did communicate intelligence from Albany with the examination of a ffrench prisone…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] Allyn of Connecticutt giving account of two fi'rench men taken prisoners neere the heads of their rivers and that they report there is 1000 ffrench & 2000 Indians marched against the five Nations. Also a letter from Coll. Ingoldesby with a belt from Onondage bringing intelligence of a great body of ffrench & Indians on this side Mount Read on their march towards them 12 d…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] 208 Do therefore advise that a letter be wrote to the Indians to give them encouragement and to acquaint them the King of England has sent them some presents & desire them to be watchfull. At a Council held at his Matys ffort in New Yorke the 31st day of July 1696. Present his Excell : Benjamin Fletcher etc fired Philips ) Steph : Cortlandt > Esqrs Gab Monvielle ) _ \ > E…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] COUNT FRONTENAC'S EXPEDITION AGAINST THE ONONDAGAS. 213 not ready, they should bring five of their most influential Chiefs as hostages, and that they should be soon followed by the army to oblige them by force to execute the conditions imposed on them. On the next day, the 7th, a young Frenchman, seven years a prisoner among the Onnontagues arrived in the camp. He had esc…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] An old man, also captured, did not experience the same fate. M. le Comte's intention, after he had interrogated him, was to spare his life on account of his great age, but the savages who had taken him and to whom he was given were so excited that it was not deemed prudent to dissuade them from the desire they felt to burn him. He had, no doubt, prepared himself during hi…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] Ben Fletcher Signed David Jamison CI. Concilij. [ Council Minutes VII. ] I Esq" Att a Council held at his Matyes ffort in New Yorke the 18th of August 1696 Present His Excell : Benjamin Fletcher &c. Steph Cortlandt } John Lawrence Nich : Bayard V EsqrS Caleb Heathcote Gabr Monvielle y Resolved the Indians of the two Nations of Onnondage and Oneyde whose Corn is destroyed …

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] COUNT FRONTENAC'S EXPEDITION AGAINST THE ONONDAGAS. 221 His Excell said : — Brethren, It is an inexpressible satisfaction to me that I see you here. I do heartily condole the losse our brethren the Onondages and Oneydes have susteined by the late eruption of the French army from Canida. Upon the first certaine intelligence I had, I came up in person with [what] I could ha…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] 30 gunn barrills and locks 6 pound of vermillion 30 brasse kettles Prime cost in England of the above goods £200 sterling. A list of presents added by the government of New Yorke. 1 piece of duffils 100 hatchetts 2 cask of Swan shott 54£ lbs tobacco in roll 7 barrills powder 2 grose pipes 14 large kettles Wampum £3. 9. 7 pieces of white hamills for shirts 28 gallons rumm …

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] His Excell. Coll. Benjamin Fletcher, &c. Coll. Nicholas Bayard William Pinhorne Esqr Major Peter Schuyler Matth: Clarkson, Esqr Sec*. The Mayr Aldermen of Albany &c Sanonguirese a Sachim of the Mohaques was Speaker Brother Cayenquiragoe We returne you thanks for what you have said the day before yesterday in condoling of our losse, and for the kettles which you gave us to…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] At a meeting of the Sachims of the Five Nations at Albany Octob. 2d 1696. Present His Excell. Coll. Benjamin Fletcher, &c. Coll. Nich. Bayard } William Pinhorne Esq. > of the Council Major Peter Schuyler, ) Matth : Clarkson Esq. Secy. The May Recorder & Aldermen of Albany &c Dackashhata a Sachem of the Sennekes was Speaker Brother Cayenquiragoe We come to condole the loss…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] have here said and that we may have an answer. We now have made our word good : here is the cup. Then laid down some small bundles of bever saying — it is but small, but [it] is as it were saved out of the fire. His Excell; stood up and said — Brethren I have heard what you have said, and have here renewed the Covenant Chain with all the Five Nations, the Mohaques, Oneyda…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] We have been a long time in the Covenant Chain with the brethren of New Yorke, in which afterwards at sundry times the brethren of Virginia Maryland Pensilvanla, the Jerseys, Connecticut and New England came and linked themselves. They like'd the chain of peace, but where are they now; they do not like to take part with us in the war. They are all asleep; they came not to…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] I shall send to the Great King my Master by the first opportunity and be careful in sending you the Great Kings answer, as I told

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] Of the Troope of Horse in ye said Regm* John Lawrence... Capt. Jonath: Smith... Leiut Daniel Lawrence.... Cornet Jon Finne.... Quartermaster The Regiment consists of six hundred & one men, Of the Regiment of Militia in filing's County on ye said Island, Stephen Cortlandt.. Colonel Gerrardus Beekman.. Leiu1 Col. ^ Feild Officers Corn: Van Brunt.. Maj*-Of the Foot Compa in …

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] Cornells Christianse Eldert Timonse Jno: Quackenboes Junr Peter Ouderkerk Jacob Cluit John Cluit Frederick Cluit Saml: Creeger Derrick Takelsen Mattias Boose Snor Johannis Christianse Half Moon. Jacobus Van Schoonhoven Evert Van Ness Daniell Fort Corn'ls Vanburen Cornells Van Ness Isaac Ouderkerk Lavinus Harminse Tunis Harminse Winant Vanderbergh Roolif Gerritse

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] The aforesaid Land belongs to us, Cayugas and Onondages, alone; the other three Nations viz1 the Sinnekes, Oneydes and Maquaas have nothing to do with it. We have not only conveyed, but given it, four years ago, to Corlaer, that is the Gov. Gen1, to rule over it, and we now Convey and Transport it again and give it to the Gov. Gen1 or those who now Represent him; and in c…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] 262 PAPERS RELATING TO THE SUSQUEHANNAH RIVER. i [ Council Min. V. ] At a Council held at ffort James in New-York, Oetobr. [1683.] Psent The Governor Capt. A. Brockholls Mr. ffr. Fflypsen J. Spragge Mr. S. V. Cortland The Indians being asked if they were only for the Maquas, they answered, yes; and came from the three castles of the Maquas ###### ## * # * Speech of the Sa…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] 264 PAPERS RELATING TO THE SUSQUEHANNAH RIVER. That Penn's people may not settle under the Susquehannah River. They have putt themselves under the King and give two Deer Skins for the King to write upon them, and put a great read Seale to them, that they put all their lands under His Maty an(j under no other Government then New Yorke. They desire these proposalls may be s…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] French or any other people, and our fire burn in your houses and your fire burns with us, and we desire that it always may be so, and will not that any of your Penns people shall settle upon the Susquehanne River; for all our folks or soldiers are like Wolfs in the Woods, as you Sachim of Vir-ginia know, We having no other land to leave to our wives & Children. Wee have p…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] 265 know that Great Penn did speak to us here in Corlaer's house by his agents, and desired to buy the Susquehanne River, but we would not hearken to him nor come under His Government, and there-fore desire you to be witness of what we now do and that we have already done and lett your friend that lives over the Great lake know that we are a ffree people uniting our selve…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] The Govern' gave presents to the Indians for wch they thanked him after their manner, and he said to them Brethren ******** I allso desire that neither ffrench nor English go & liue at the Susquehannah River; nor hunt nor trade amongst the Brethren without my passe and seale, the impression of which I will give them but if they doe that the Brethren bring them to Albany a…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] table to your Majty. Whereas if they be annexed the charge will be no more to your Majty than now without them, and their conjunction must at least increase the Revenue 3 fold, besides will make this province not only capable to defend themselves but to anoy if not subdue the enemy May it please your Majesty; the small quantity of stores Govern1, Sloughter brought over ar…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] that the Connoge Indians had not been satisfied for their Lands. The Governour promised redress. In the yeare 1749 the Six Nations renewed the aforesaid Complaint to Governor Hamilton. (NB. It doth not appear upon Record that the Connoge Indians are to this day satisfied.) In the year 1750 Connageriwa a Sachim of the Six Nations living on the Ohio came at the head of a De…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] In a Speech of the Six Nations at a publick meeting with Sir William Johnson on the 3d July 1755 They said Brother, You desire us to unite and live together and draw all our allies near us, but we shall have no land left either for ourselves or them, for your people when they buy a small piece of land of us, by stealing they make it large We desire such things may not be …

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] The Proprietors say they cannot conceive that the last purchase made of land to the Westward of Susquehanna could possibly be the Cause of the hostilities committed by the Indians living on that River &ca. Sir William Johnson gave it as his opinion that the hostilities which Pensilvania had suffered from some of the Indians living on the Susquehanna did in some measure ar…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] At the same time John Schecelany, a Deleware Indian, burned some houses that were built on Penns creek (be-low Shamokin on the West side) and said there should be no plantations made on their hunting grounds, and all the Indians at Shamokin seemed very uneasie, and indeed obliged the Surveyor to come away, and quit surveying." In the Spring of 1756. Governour Morris sent …

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] Sir William Johnson also refers himself to the Extract from a Speech of the Six Nations to Gov1' Denny and Mr Croghan (before mentioned in these Remarks) in answer to their earnest call upon the Six Nations to assign if they knew the Cause of the hostilities and Discontents of the Susquehana Indians. The Indian proceedings this Summer which past at Easton between Governor…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] The Examinant says he often heard the Delawares say that the reason of their quarrelling with and killing the English in that part of the country was on account of their lands which the people of Pensilvania Government cheated them out of, and drove them from their settlement at Shamokin by crowding upon them, and by that means spoiled their hunting and that the people of…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] a detachment of ten soldiers sent there, and he will take measures, next spring, to secure that post. M. de la Jonquiere adds that the Savages were instigated to -this attack by the English. The Iro-quois who were on a complimentary visit at Montreal were surprized at it and assured M. de Lon-gueuil that it could only be Colonel Amson [Johnson'?] who could have induced th…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] French, and represent the whole affair to His Majesty, both of the French building at Niagara, con-trary to the treaty of Utrecht, and of their disturbing our undoubted right of Trading and building upon the land of the five Nations at Oswego. EXTRACT FROM THE PARTICULARS OF THE VOYAGE OF M. DE LA CHAUVIGNELIE, OFFICER, INTERPRETER OF THE FIVE IROQUOIS NATIONS, SENT BV OR…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] what transpired. He is, moreover, a man on whom I have great reliance. They, therefore, set out for the fort. In the interval of their visit three cannon were fired the meaning of which I did not understand. On their return I learned that it was to honor the Toasts. They began by — The King of England; The Commandant of the Fort, and The General of the French of Canada. T…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] Louis returned to my tent, the Nontague Chiefs came to summon me, on the part of the Commandant of the Fort, to strike my flag which I had hoisted over my Tent, inasmuch as I was under the guns of the Fort. I always answered Indian fashion; I knew no flag but that of their Father Onontio which I carried, and it should not be lowered until I was tied. Contrary to the custo…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] 10* of next month; and that all my forces will be collected at Fort Frontenac by the 25th of the same month, unless the weather be unfavorable. I should have been highly gratified, My Lord, to march at the head of the army, persuaded of the effect my zeal for the Kings service and my country would have produced on the Canadian soldiers and more particularly the Savages. B…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] Should the Five Nations take sides with the English, they would abandon them the moment Chouaguen was no more. The Indian tribes having no longer a resource with the English to obtain intoxicating liquors, I shall insensibly destroy the trade in Brandy at certain posts, so destructive to the prosperity of the service and of commerce. These same tribes acknowledging and fr…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] and the other of 16 guns — to cruize in the latitude of Chouaguen. A corps of Scouts, Canadians and Indians, were sent on the road between the latter place and Albany, to intercept Runners. The Marquis de Montcalm left Frontenac on the 4th August with the first division of the army consisting of De la Sarre's and De Guyenne's batallions and four pieces of cannon.2 He arri…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] On the ll,h, at break of day the Canadians and Indians advanced to within a quarter of a league of, and invested Fort Ontario, situated, as we have stated, on the right bank of the River Chouaguen. Sieur Decombles, sent at 3 o'clock in the morning to make arrangements for this siege and the attack, was killed, returning from his reconnoissance, by one of our Savages [a Ni…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] We had orders to send back our batteaux to Frontenac for Guyenne's and Beam's Regiment and the Artillery." 3 Now, Sandy Creek Bay. " We marched all the night of the 9th and 10th, (says another account) when we joined Mr. Rigaud at Wigwam Cove. The army bivouacked at the Riviere aux Sables," now, Sandy Creek, Oswego co. 318 PATERS RELATING TO OSWEGO. The precaution of marc…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] Indians. The number of prisoners was nearly 1700 men; to wit Shirley's and Pepperefs regiments, arrived from old England and who were at the battle of Fontenoy, a detachment of Schuylers regi-ment, Militia of the Country, about 80 officers, among whom were two artillery, two engineers, and 12 navy officers. We captured also 7 vessels of war; one of 18 guns, one of 14, one…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] So much munition of war and provisions found at Chouaguen — the fleet which secured the com-mand on Lake Ontario to the English — the additional reinforcements they expected from day to day — all announced designs on their part against our posts, Frontenac and Niagara, the execution of which was calculated on this Autumn, and the danger of which the Colony, very fortunate…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] the old Fort, which continued for 24 hours when Lieut Col Littlehales, who succeeded to the command upon Lieut Coll Mercers being killed sent out an Officer and Drum with a white Flag, soon after the surrender took place, & the French possession of the Fort, that the Garrison were made prisoners of War & well used, that the vessels which were all in Port, was soon 324 PAP…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] That they told the Indians upon their leaving the place, You see we do not want to seize your Lands, only to drive the English away whom we are much obliged to for supplying us with Artillery & Tools which we were in want of to take their Forts, the Sachem added that those that gave us the former accounts were de-serters who went away before the affair was decided, These …

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] 3000 sheep, All these articles were to have been sent in a few clays to Corlaer (Schenectady.) 1500 horses, 300 of which were taken by the Indians and the greater number consumed for the support of the detachment. The property in furniture, wearing apparel, merchandize and liquor might form a capital of 1,500,000 livres. The Mayor of the Village alone has lost 400,000. Th…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] NEW-YORK, IN NOVEMBER, 1757.' A few days after this Massacre and desolation had been perpetrated, Sir William Johnson des-patched Geo. Croghan, Esq; Deputy-agent, with Mr Montour, the Indian interpreter, to the German Flats, where he understood several of the Oneida and Tuscarora Indians were assembled, iu order to call upon those Indians to Explain themselves why they ha…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] Conaghquieson then proceeded and said : ' Brother, ' I can't help telling you that we were very much surprised to hear that our brethren the English suspect and charge us with not giving them timely notice of the designs of the French, as it is well known we have not neglected to give them every piece of intelligence that came to our knowledge. ' Brother, 1 About fifteen …

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] them not to let us at the Uper Castle know anything of their design. As soon as the man I sent 1 Lyman C. Draper, Esq,, of Phila., has had the politeness to communicate this " Narrative." * A Stockaded Work round the church, and a block-house, with a ditch, and a parapet pallisadoed, thrown up by Sir William Johnson a year ago, upon an alarm then given, t They never sent …

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] intimidated John Ehel, a Waggoner, to such a Degree, that he leap'd out at a window, thinking to make his Escape, but was soon killed; the other five defended themselves witli great Intrepidity, having killed one Indian, until they were relieved by a Party of Rangers, who came to their assistance, and after exchanging a few Shot the Indians fled, seeing our People have th…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] XIII. ]

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] 1st. When their High Mightinesses shall be pleased to take this Province under their own gracious safeguard, and to allow their Fatherly affection for this Land to be promulgated and made manifest, throughout the United Netherlands, by their own accorded privileges. Many would, then, be attracted towards this country, whilst, on the contrary every one is dis-couraged by t…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] Suitable Burgher Government, such as their High Mightinesses shall consider adapted to this

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] and quietness, and enjoy their liberty as well in trade and commerce as in intercourse and settled limits. 2d. That their High Mightinesses would be pleased to preserve us in peace with the neigh-bouring Republicks, Colonies and others their High Mightinesses allies, so that we may pursue with-out let or hindrance, under proper regulations from their High Mightinesses, th…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] We pray and hope that the name of New Netherland and the conversion of the Heathen which ought to be hastened, shall move their H. M. hereunto. Expecting, therefore, a happy deliverance we commend their H. M's persons and deliberations to the protection of the Almighty, and remain their H. M.'s humble and obedient servants. Written in the name and on the behalf of the Com…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] In the meanwhile shall the Nine men continue for three years longer, and have Jurisdic-tion over Small Causes arising between Man and Man, to decide definitively such as do not exceed the sum of FiftyjGuilders, and on higher, with the privilege of appeal. ' THE DIRECTORS OF THE WEST INDIA COMPANY TO THE DIRECTOR AND COUNCIL OF NEW NETHERLAND; DATED AMSTERDAM, THE 4th APRI…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] Sheriff,2 two Burgomasters and five Schepens, from all of whose judgments an appeal shall lie to the Supreme Council, where definite judgment shall be decreed. " In the Election of the aforesaid persons every attention must be paid to honest and respectable individuals who we hope can be found among the Burghers; and especially do we wish that those promoted thereto be, a…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] In the first place, the Sheriff shall, as the Director General and Council's guard ton of the law in the district of the city of New Amsterdam, preserve, protect and maintain, to 1.e best of his knowledge and ability, the preeminences and immunities of the privileged West India Company, in as far as these have been delegated by previous Instruction to the Board of Burgoma…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] court messenger, or his deputy to observe the peace, and to forbid them committing any assault, on pain of arbitrary correction at the discretion of the Burgomasters and Schepens. 9. He shall not have power to compound with any person for their committed offences except with the knowledge of the Burgomasters and Schepens. 10. He shall take care that all Judgments pronounc…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] Which being done, he shall, as before, surrender without any delay the apprehended person with the information taken to the Fiscal, to be proceeded against by him in due form as circum-

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] those in office as Regents of this City for the term of one current year, As Schout Anthony de Millt. Johannes Van Brugen, As Burgomasters ^ Johannes de Peyster, Egedius Luyck. Willem Beeckman, Jeronimus Ebbyng, As Schepens <( Jacob Kip, Louwerens Vander Spiegel, Geleyn Verplanck. PAPERS RELATING TO THE CITY OF NEW-YORK. 391 Which abovenamed Schout Burgomasters and Schepe…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] the Commissioner to be qualified for that purpose by the Honble Govern1' General, nominate a double number of the best qualified honorable and wealthy persons, and only such as are of the Reformed Christian Religion, or at least well affected towards it, as Schout, Burgomasters and Schepens afore-said, which nomination shall be handed and presented folded & sealed, on the…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] Jacob Maurice Garrett Vesey Widdow Bush Johannes Craft Samll Beekman Mr Honan Widdow Cortland Widdow Keisteed Hendrick Mester Abraham Webrana Edward Blagg Capt flinch

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] [Vol. 1. 1 52 DIRECTOR KIEFTS PATENT TO THE TOWN OF GRAVESEND. ANNO 1645. [ Gravesend Records. ] Whereas it hath pleased the High & Mighty Lords the Estates Genl of the United Belgick Provces— His Highness Fredrick Hendrick by ye grace of God Prince of Orange, &c. and the Rt Honourable ye Lords Bewint Hebbers of the W. I. Company by theyr several Commissions under theyr h…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] of this Prouince by vertue of ye authoritie abovesaid & with ye aduice & consent of ye Councell of State heere established have given and graunted & by virtue of these presents doe give grant & confirme unto ye Honoured Lady Deborah Moody, Sr Hennry Moody Barronett, Ensign George Baxter & Sergeant James Hubbard theyr associates, heyres, executors, administrators, successo…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] in all loialtie k fidellitie demeane themselves towards them k theyr successours accord'g as the In-habitants of this prouince in dutye are bound, soe long as they shall [be] within this iurisdictn k att the experat" of ten yeares to beginne from the daye of the date hereof to paye or cause to bee paid to an officer thereunto deputed by the Gouern1' Gen1 of this Provce fo…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] 413 In the name of the LORD — Amen. Description of the Founding or Beginning of New Utrecht, for the information of us and our successors. Together with their Grants and Privileges likewise the names of their

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] The beginning and progress of New Utrecht. This land was originally granted to the Heer Cornelis Van Werckhoven, who was born in Utrecht in the Netherlands, and who here personally undertook to plant a colonic After some years he returned to his Fatherland, where he died. On his return to the Netherlands he left in his place as his agent one Jacques Cortelliau. After the …

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] In the margin stood " let the petition be granted, provided that they deliver by the first oppor-tunity, a map thereof, to the Director General and Council. Dated fortress Amterdam in New Netherland, this 16th January A. D. 1657. Underneath which was written, By Order of the Right Honorable Director General and Council of New Netherland. Subscribed by C. V. Ruyven, Secret…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] house, and then Cornelis JJeeckman with his companion Willem Willemse erected one which shortly after was burnt. Some of the above named 20 settlers abandoned their lots, and others came in their places by whom the cultivating and building were undertaken. In 1659 it was evident that the village did not prosper in its buildings and agriculture; this induced the well wishe…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] C. V Ruyven, Secretary. 416 PAPERS RELATING TO LONG ISLAND. After the preceding there was another Proclamation applying to the Town of Utrecht, first pub-lished by the Director General and Council on the 9th of October 1655, republished and renewed on the 30th December 1658 at Fort Amsterdam, and again on the 7th of January 1659 proclaimed from the Stadt-house at Fort Ams…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] The Director General and Council of New Netherland daily hear great complaints that the posts, rails, clapboards, and other fencing, made with great cost and trouble of the inhabitants, (for the preserva-tion of the crops) around their sowed lands and gardens, are stolen during both night and day, the effect of which is that the cattle come in and destroy the crops, which…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] All done in the Assembly at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherlands on the 9th of October 1655. The inhabitants of the Town being diligent in the observance of the foregoing order or command, the Fiscal thereupon drew out of the Company's book the following copy concerning the meadow land, not knowing in whom it was lodged : Petrus Stuyvesant Representative of the Noble High an…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] 1659, for the purpose of drawing for the meadows, it being understood that the Director General and Council directed that the plantation of the Lord Werckhoven should draw two lots, and also Antony Jansen Van Sale two, and having divided the same into 24 lots, they were drawn as follows : 1. Jonker Jacob Curler, 13. Nicasius De Sille, Fiscal, 2. Albert Albertse, 14. Piete…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] The Lord General on the 6th of October 1659, with many soldiers who were volunteers, a company of Citizens with the Orange banner, and a company of English well wishers, went to Esopus to fight the Indians. Thereupon having charge of the Town on behalf of the company, I sent out of my own armoury as follows : 10 light, muskets, 25 lb balls, 25 lb powder, 10 cartridge boxe…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] rods, and in length 25 rods : the land known as lot No. 9 being in width 26 rods, and lying Northeast against the land of Jacobus Backer, South-west by the village of New-Utrecht, stretching South-east and containing 25 Morgens (50 acres); also a piece in the meadows numbered 13, containing 3 morgens. Now I shall insert in full the Fiscal's Patent, so that all persons may…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] Petrus Stuyyesant on the behalf of the Noble High and Mighty Lords the States General of the United Netherlands, and Noble Lord and Director of the Privileged West India Company of the Chamber at Amsterdam, Director General of New Netherland, Curacoa, Bonayre, Aruba, with their appendages, with the consent of the Noble Lords of the Council witness and declare, that We on …

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] Signed Petrus Stuyvesant. (Here follows another Patent to De Sille for No. 8.) On the 15th of February 1660, Jacob Van Curler, and Jan Tomassen who had the oversight and charge of the Town, sent to the Fiscal N. de Sille a letter of complaint and also one of enquiry, in the first of which they complained about the bad management in the Town of Utrecht to the injury PAPERS…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] 2. An order relating to the saving of powder and lead. 3. An order relating to the building plots of the inhabitants. 4. An order relating to those who own lands but neglect to cultivate and build on the same, and who remain outside the place. When the Fiscal had read the above he drew the following Petition and joined to the same an Ordinance according to his own judgmen…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] they being promulgated for the benefit of the Town of New Utrecht. Thus done &c. 23d Feb. 1660. On the 25th of February accompanied by my deputy Resolveertt Waldron, I came to the village of New -Utrecht with the above ordinances, and made the same public, and also posted a copy of the same, signed with my hand and dated as above, on my house. NlCASIUS DE SlLLE. The origi…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] 422 PAPERS RELATING TO LONG ISLAND. Salee, Turck, but he made satisfaction to the Director General and Council for the same. Also another was Albert Albertse who hired a part of the plantation of C. Van Werckhoven on the Na-jack; he excused himself on the ground of being on hired land, and regarded not the Lords order, in consequence of which the fiscal ex officio brought…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] They granted his request and allowed and permitted to the said Jan Zeelen the lot in question known as No. 18, no man being allowed to sell lands for which he had no patent

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] the knowledge of the Fiscal, sold out his third part to said Jan Van Cleef, the Fiscal being security for both of them, and having paid out already more than 400 guilders ($160) on account of the mill. The Fiscal seeing that Jan Van Cleef did not prosper, and that the last day of payment was near at hand, threatened to prosecute and compel him to act justly. On this Jan V…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] 423 and Council, to prevent the above mentioned evil practices, from this time forth hereby expressly interdict and forbid the slaughtering any cattle, calves, hogs, sheep, or goats, by any person or by the owners of the same, in the Towns, plains, villages, and Hamlets of this Province, unless the owner of such animals on the same day on which he intends to slaughter the…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] Witness Cornelius Van Ruyven, Secretary. On the 6th of Dec. 1660, 1 sent a petition to the Director General and Council, in which in conse-quence of my being confined to my house with a sore leg, I requested them to commit the supervision of the town of New Utrecht to the Heer Tonneman, Scout of New Amsterdam, and to anthorize him, in my stead, to settle all controversies…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] that were necessary in a new settlement. The Indian Deed for the land is on Record. It is from the four Indian Sachems, Paggatacut, of Manhansett : Wayandanch of Miantacutt : Momoweta of Corchaki : Nowedonah of Shinacock. It is dated April 29th 1648, and conveys the land, to the "Eastward of Southampton bounds, to the Worshipful Theophilus Eaton Esquire, Governour of the …

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] being the amount of monies paid for the purchase of the Lands," and a certificate of the delivering to said Bond the writings of the said purchase and all the Interest that was thereby purchased dated 16th April 1651. On a blank leaf of one of the old Books of Records are seen these words " Robert Bond delivered unto the Govr for the purchase of our Lands, for the towns u…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] and the penalties not very severe. There are only three or four cases of corporal punishment and none of capital. In the year 1653 the Indians were somewhat troublesome. Powder & shot were sent for to the mouth of the Connecticut River, and a watch by night of two, and a ward by day of one man was PAPERS RELATING TO LONG ISLAND. 461 ordered to be kept by the Inhabitants i…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] Oliver Cromwell about this time called on all the Colonies to assist in an expedi-tion against the Dutch at Manhadoes, particularly New Haven and Connecticut who were nighest the Dutch. Major Sedgewick of Massachusetts was to have the command of the men that were to be sent from each Colony in a certain proportion. The following extract from the E. Hampton records probabl…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] hath given free liberty & power to the said Lion Gardiner, his Heirs, Exe'rs and Assigns and their Successors for ever to enjoy the possession of the aforesaid Island, to build & plant thereon as best liketh them, and to dispose thereof as they think fitt, and also to make, execute & put in practice such laws for Church and Civil Government as are according to God, the Ki…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] Notwithstanding [allowing] the said Lion Gardiner to trade with the Indyans for Corneorany Kinde of victuals for the use of the Plantation and no farther : and if the said Lion Gardiner shall trade in Wampum from the Indyans hee shall pay for every fadome twenty shillings and also the said Lion Gardiner and his successors shall pay to the said Earle or his deputyes a year…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] [Vol. I.] 59 POPULATE— 1647. GOV. STUYVESANT TO THE STATES GENERAL. [ Hoi. Doc. XI. ] I need not intrude on your Illustrious High Mightinesses with a long narrative as to the low con-dition in which I found New Netherland on my arrival — the Flattland so stripped of inhabitants that with the excepti m of the three English Villages of Hemstede, New Flushing & Gravesend, 50…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] JAMES DE LANCEY TO BOARD OF TRADE. New York 1st December 1757. My Lords — I had the honour of your Lordships letter of the 9th of June directing me forthwith upon the receipt thereof to take the most effectual method for obtaining an account of the quantity of Iron made in this Province from the year 1749 to the 5th of January 1756. I accordingly wrote to Mr. Robert Livin…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] Latitude 45 the Proclamation of His present Majesty of the 7lh of October 1763, leaving the juris-diction Southward of that Latitude as it stood before, tho' it prohibits for the present the further Extention of the Grants and Settlements into the Country thereby reserved to the Indians, to avoid givin0-Umbrage to that People who complained they were too much straitned in…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] Oswe<To on the South side of Lake Ontario was first established by this Colony about 1724, a Gar-rison of the King's Troops supported there at the Expence of this Government, and the Jurisdiction of New York actually exercised Westward to Oswego and its Vicinity until the Commencement of Hostilities in the late war. His Majestys Order of the 20 July 1764 confirming the An…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] Gloucester in 1770, and Charlotte was taken from Albany in 1772, at the same time as Tryon. 4 For the Census table see ante p. 474. PROVINCE OF NEW-YORK. 509 The proportion of the cultivated to the uncultivated parts of the Province (the Limits as stated in No. 2) is as one to four; or one fifth only improved. With respect to the Titles under which the Inhabitants hold th…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] From that period it has remained in the possession of the English, and the Duke of York on the 2911' of June 1674, obtained a new Grant from the King, of all the Territories included within the

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] Fee, except in cases of old Dutch Grants unconfirmed, originated from the Crown either mediately thro' the Duke of York before his Accession to the Throne, or immediately by Grants under the Great Seal of Great Britain or of this Province. Purchases from the Indian Natives, as of their aboriginal right have never been held to be a legal Title in this Province, the Maxim o…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] From that time it has been a Royal Government, and in its Constitution nearly resembles that of Great Britain and the other Royal Governments in America. The Governor is appointed by the King during his Royal Will and pleasure by Letters Pattent under the Great Seal of Great Britain with very ample Powers. He has a Council in Imitation of His Majesty's Privy Council. This…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] All Laws proposed to be made by this Provincial Legislature, pass thro' each of the Houses' of Council and Assembly, as Bills do thro' the House of Commons and House of Lords in England and the Governor has a Negative voice in the making and passing of all such Laws. Every Law so passed is to be transmitted to His Majesty under the Great Seal of the Province, within Three…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] C. Callieres, M. de, letter from, announcing that some Iroquois are to be shipped to the French galleys, 146; project for the reduction of Albany and New-York by, 179; recommends the French court to obtain James the Second's approval of the design, 182; to be governor of New-York when reduced by the French, 185. Canada, enumeration of the Indian tribes connected with, 17,…

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] Elephant's teeth imported into New Jersey, 98. England, the Church of, 62, 116. English, the, date when they first went beyond the Seneca country, 100; Denonville orders the seizure of the, on Lake Erie, 126; accused of inciting the Indians against the French, 141; design of, to monopolize the fur trade, 179. Enumeration of the Indian tribes connected with Canada, 17; of …

[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] M. Mamaroneck, names of the militia officers of, in 1700, 233. Manaudiere, La, deed of sale of the Seigniory of, 363; location of, 364, 365. Manufactures of N. York, papers on the trade and, 483. Map, an Italian, of New Netherland, (faces Title;) of the Province and harbor of New-York, sent to Eng-land, 101, 102; early, of the Susquehanah river mentioned, 260; of the sout…