Indian Biography; Vol. 1 (of 2) Or, An Historical Account of Those Individuals Who Have Been Distinguished among the North American Natives as Orators, Warriors, Statesmen, and Other Remarkable Characters

The Indian tribes of Virginia at the date of the Jamestown settlement; their names, numbers and power--The Powhatan confederacy--The Indian Village of that name--Powhatan--The c...

The Pequot territory claimed by Uncas--His tribe, family, and early history--Services in the Pequot expedition rewarded by the English--Effect of their favor--His contest with M...

[FN] Not to subject ourselves to the charge of plagiarism, it may be proper to remark here, that several passages in the following notices of the Pokanoket Sachems have been tak...

Conduct of Powhatan after Smith's departure for England, and causes of it--Hostilities resumed--Peace finally effected by the capture of Pocahontas--Manner of gaining this point...

Canonicus succeeded by Pessacus--Mexham--Ninigret, Sachem of the Nianticks--Proposals made by them to the English, and by the English in return--They commence hostilities agains...

Biography of other Virginian chieftains--Opitchipan--Some particulars respecting Tomocomo--His visit to England, interview with Captain Smith, and return to America--Japazaws, c...

Indians who submitted to Massachusetts--The Gortonists--Pomham, Sachem of Shaomet, and Saconoco complain of them--Submit to the Government--Their examination and entertainment--...

Consideration of the justice of the Commissioners' sentence upon Miantonomo--Their reasons, as alleged--The charge against him of ambitious designs--Of employing the Mohawks--Of...

Preparations for war between Philip and the Colonies--Great excitement of the times--Deposition of Hugh Cole--Immediate occasion of hostilities--Commencement of them, June 24th,...

Massasoit succeeded by his son Alexander--The occasion of that name being given by the English--History of Alexander previous to his father's death--Covenant made with Plymouth...

Sequel of the history of Opechancanough--Renewal, by him and Opitchipan, of the treaty of peace--Finesse by which he extended his dominion over the Chickahominies--Preparations...

The Pequot tribe--Their first chief-sachem known to the English, Pekoath--succeeded by Sassacus--An embassy sent to Boston in 1631--Residence and strong-holds of Sassacus--His e...

The Narraghansett tribe; territory and power--Chief Sachems at the date of the English settlements in New England--Canonicus associates with himself Miantonomo, his nephew--Thei...

The family of Powhatan--His successor--Sequel of the history of Pocahontas--Her acts of kindness to the colonists at various times, and especially to Smith--His gratitude--Her c...

Sequel of the lives of Ninigret and Pessacus, from 1653--Various accusations, deputations, and hostile movements between them and the English--Controversy between Ninigret and H...

Account of the Pawtucket confederacy in New Hampshire--Passaconaway, their Chief Sachem--He is disarmed by order of the Massachusetts Government. His residence, age and authorit...

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