Lancaster County Indians: Annals of the Susquehannocks and Other Indian Tribes of the Susquehanna Territory from about the Year 1500 to 1763, the Date of Their Extinction. An Exhaustive and Interesting Series of Historical Papers Descriptive of Lancaster County's Indians Prior to and During the Advent of the PalefaceExpress Print Company, 1909 - 415 páginas |
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Página 339 - Delaware where you came from ; but we do not know whether, considering how you have demeaned yourselves, you will be permitted to live there, or whether you have not swallowed that Land down your Throats as well as the Land on this Side. We therefore assign you two Places to go, either to Wyomen or Shamokin.
Página 381 - Lieutenant-Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Province of Pennsylvania and Counties of New Castle, Kent, and Sussex, on Delaware.
Página 338 - We have concluded to remove them, and oblige them to go over the river Delaware, and quit all claim to any lands on this side for the future, since they have received pay for them, and it is gone through their guts long ago. To confirm to you that we will see your request executed, we lay down this string of wampum in return for yours.
Página 25 - ... it to be hurtful to us; but if people will sell it to us, we are so in love with it that we cannot forbear it: when we drink it, it makes us mad, we do not know what we do, we then abuse one another, we throw each other into the fire.
Página 89 - If they had killed my grandfather and grandmother, "my father and mother and all my friends, yet if they had " come to treat of peace, they ought to have gone in peace,
Página 304 - That the Indians should in all things assist the Christians, and the Christians assist the Indians against all wicked people that would disturb them. 9th. And lastly, that both Christians and Indians should acquaint their children with this league and firm chain of friendship made between them, and that it should always be made stronger and stronger, and be kept bright and clean without rust or spot, between our children and children's children while the Creeks and Rivers run, and while the Sun,...
Página 9 - Salvages much wondred, our Prayers being done, a while they were busied with a consultation till they had contrived their businesse. Then they began in a most passionate manner to hold up their hands to the Sunne, with a most fearefull song, then imbracing our Captaine, they began to adore him in like manner: though he rebuked them, yet they proceeded till their song was finished...
Página 385 - Foe, have been liberally opened, and the public Money basely prostituted, to hire, at an exorbitant Rate, a mercenary Guard to protect his Majesty's worst of Enemies, those falsely pretended Indian Friends, while, at the same Time, Hundreds of poor, distressed Families of his Majesty's Subjects, obliged to abandon their Possessions, and fly for their Lives at least, are left, except a small Relief at first, in...
Página 339 - But how came you to take upon you, to sell land at all? We conquered you, we made women of you ; you know you are women, and can no more sell land than women ; nor is it fit you should have the power of selling land, since you would abuse it.
Página 145 - In witness whereof, the said parties to these presents have hereunto interchangeably set their hands and seals. Dated the day and year first above written.