A Narrative of the Indian Wars in New-England: From the First Planting Thereof in the Year 1607, to the Year 1677: Containing a Relation of the Occasions, Rise and Progress of the War with the Indians, in the Southern, Western, Eastern and Northern Parts of Said CountryWilliam Fessenden, 1814 - 359 |
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... English ) being a more fierce , cruel , and war like people than the rest of the Indians , came down out of the more inland parts of the continent , and by force seized upon one of the goodliest places near the sea , and became a terror ...
... English ) being a more fierce , cruel , and war like people than the rest of the Indians , came down out of the more inland parts of the continent , and by force seized upon one of the goodliest places near the sea , and became a terror ...
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... English those persons amongst them that were guilty of Capt . Stone's death , and the rest that were with him . 2. That if the English desired to plant in Connecti- cut they should give up their right to them . 3. That the English ...
... English those persons amongst them that were guilty of Capt . Stone's death , and the rest that were with him . 2. That if the English desired to plant in Connecti- cut they should give up their right to them . 3. That the English ...
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... English of Massachusetts , after the peace con- cluded with the Pequods , sent a bark thither for trade , that trial might be made of the reality of their friendship , but they found them treacherous and false , and that no advantage ...
... English of Massachusetts , after the peace con- cluded with the Pequods , sent a bark thither for trade , that trial might be made of the reality of their friendship , but they found them treacherous and false , and that no advantage ...
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... English put themselves in a single file , and ten only that had pieces that could reach them , shot , the others stood ready to keep them from breaking in . So they continued most part of the afternoon ; the English , as they supposed ...
... English put themselves in a single file , and ten only that had pieces that could reach them , shot , the others stood ready to keep them from breaking in . So they continued most part of the afternoon ; the English , as they supposed ...
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... English they could demonstrate how the English might easily either be destroyed or forced to leave the country , and that without any danger to them- selves : Telling them also that they never need come to any open battles , they might ...
... English they could demonstrate how the English might easily either be destroyed or forced to leave the country , and that without any danger to them- selves : Telling them also that they never need come to any open battles , they might ...
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aforesaid afterwards amongst Arowsick assault barbarous began belonging betwixt Black Point Boston Brookfield brought burnt called canoe Capt Captain captive carried Casco Bay chief colony command Connecticut Connecticut colony Connecticut river danger dians divers eastward enemy English escaped espied fell fight fire fled forces friends Governor and Council guns Hadley hands hath horse hundred Indians inhabitants Island John Paine Kennebeck killed land late Lieut lish Major Waldern marched Massachusetts Medfield Mendham messengers Miantonimo miles mischief Mohegins morning Mount Hope Narragansets Nashaway neighbors New-England night Nipnet party pass peace Pemmaquid Pequods persons Philip Piscataqua Piscataqua river plantations Plymouth Plymouth colony Pocasset present prisoners Providence pursued rest returned back river Sachem Sagamore sent Sheepscot river shot side slain soldiers soon squaw swamp taken Taunton thereof things thither took town unto vessel wherein whereupon wigwams winter woods wounded
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