Antiquarian Researches: Comprising a History of the Indian Wars in the Country Bordering Connecticut River and Parts Adjacent, and Other Interesting Events, from the First Landing of the Pilgrims, to the Conquest of Canada by the English, in 1760 : with Notices of Indian Depredations in the Neighboring Country : and of the First Planting and Progress of Settlements in New England, New York and CanadaA. Phelps, 1824 - 312 страница |
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... woods - Pursued by Massachusett's forces- They return to Boston - Attack on Lancaster - Incursions on eastern towns - Captain Peirce cut off at Patuxet river - Various incursions- Captain Wadsworth cut off at Sudbury - Attacks on towns ...
... woods - Pursued by Massachusett's forces- They return to Boston - Attack on Lancaster - Incursions on eastern towns - Captain Peirce cut off at Patuxet river - Various incursions- Captain Wadsworth cut off at Sudbury - Attacks on towns ...
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... woods . The next day they discovered a quantity of corn buried in the sand , which they brought off , with a large kettle , found in the ruins of an Indian hut . The country was found to consist of numerous sand hills , promising little ...
... woods . The next day they discovered a quantity of corn buried in the sand , which they brought off , with a large kettle , found in the ruins of an Indian hut . The country was found to consist of numerous sand hills , promising little ...
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... woods , discovered their distant fires , and been alarmed at their shouts , they had not been able to obtain an interview ; and to prevent a sur- prise , guards were constantly kept on the alert . The rank of captain had been conferred ...
... woods , discovered their distant fires , and been alarmed at their shouts , they had not been able to obtain an interview ; and to prevent a sur- prise , guards were constantly kept on the alert . The rank of captain had been conferred ...
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... woods and swamps , and made no further attempts to disturb the English for some time . During the summer of 1622 , the adventurers were so much distressed by a deficiency of food , that they were compelled to apply to the fishing ...
... woods and swamps , and made no further attempts to disturb the English for some time . During the summer of 1622 , the adventurers were so much distressed by a deficiency of food , that they were compelled to apply to the fishing ...
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... woods , and their bones bleaching in the sun , when first explored by the English . Another fatal disease spread among the natives soon after the arrival of the English . This was the small pox , which had been imported from Europe ...
... woods , and their bones bleaching in the sun , when first explored by the English . Another fatal disease spread among the natives soon after the arrival of the English . This was the small pox , which had been imported from Europe ...
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adventurers Albany ambuscade army arrived attack attempt body Boston camp Canada canoes captain captives captured Charlestown chief Church colonel colonies command commenced Connecticut river continued court Crown Point Deerfield Deerfield river defence depredations dians discovered distance Dummer enemy England English Ephraim Williams escaped expedition fell fifty fire five force fort Dummer fort Edward fort Massachusetts fort William Henry forty French frontiers garrison governor Hadley Hampshire Hatfield hostile hundred incursions Indians inhabitants Island John joined killed lake Champlain lake George land lieutenant loss major Massachusetts meadow ment miles Mohawks Narragansets natives Nipmucks Northampton Northfield officers ordered Pennacooks Pequots Philip plantations Plymouth prisoners proceeded province quarter received returned route Rouville sachem sailed savages scalps scout seized sent settlements ship shot soon Springfield suffered swamp thirty thousand tion took tribes troops twenty vicinity village whole Williams woods wounded
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