Drakes book of Indians.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Drake, Samuel G., 1798-1875.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (460 p.)

Place of Publication:

Scituate, Mass. : Digital Scanning, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

THE BOOK OF THE INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA

CONTENTS

BOOK I.

INTRODUCTION .

CHAPTER I .

Origin of the name Indian.

Why applied to the people found in America.

Ancient authors supposed to have referred to America in their writings

Theopompus

Voyage of Hanno

Diodorus Siculus

Plato

Aristotle

Seneca.

CHAPTER II.

Of modern Theorists upon the peopling of America.

St. Gregory.

Herrera.

T.Morton.

Williamson.

Wood.

Josselyn.

Thorowgood.

Adair.

R. Williams.

C. Mather

Hubbard.

Robertson.

Smith.

Voltaire.

Mitchel.

M'Culloh.

Lord Kaim.

Swinton.

Cabrera.

CHAPTER III.

Manners and Customs of the Indians, as illustrated by Anecdotes, Narratives, &amp

c.

BOOK II .

BIOGRAPHY AND HISTORY OF THE NORTHERN OR NEW ENGLAND INDIANS.

CHAPTER I.

An account of such as have been carried away by the early voyagers.

Donacona

Agona

Tasquantum, or Squanto

Dehamda

Skettwarroes

Assacumet

Manida

Pechmo

Monopet

Pekenimne

Sakaweston

Epanow

Manawet

Wanape

Coneconam.

Of the natives known to the first setters of Plimouth.

Samoset

MASSASOIT

Iyanough

Aspinet

Cauneconam

CAUNBITANT

WITTUWAMET

PEKSUOT

HOBOMOK

Tokamahamon

Obbatinewat

NAMEPASHAMET

Squaw-Sachem of Massachusetts

Webcowet.

Some account of the Massachusetts

Geography of their country

CHIKA-TAUBUT

WAMPATUCK

his war with the Mohawks

MASCONONOMO

CANONICUS

Geography of the Narraganset country

Account of that Nation

Roger Williams

MONTOWAMPATE

Small-pox distresses the In-dians

WONOHAQUAHAM

WINNEPURKIT

MANATAHQUA

SCITTERY GUSSET

NATTAHATTAWANTS

WAHGUMACUT

JACK-STRAW

JAMES

CHAPTER IV.

MIANTUNNOMOH

His relations.

Aids the English in destroying the Pequots

Sells Rhode Island

Anecdote

His difficulties with the English

Visits Boston

His Magnanimity and Independence

Charged with a conspiracy against the whites

Ably repels it

WAIANDANCE becomes his secret enemy

His speech to Waiandance and his people

His war with Uncas

His capture and Death

Circumstances of his execution

Participation of the whites therein

Impartial view of that affair

Traditions

NINIGRET

His connections and marriage

His wars with Uncas

MEXAM, alias MEXANO

Ninigret's speech to the English commissioners

Perfidy of Kutshamakin

Affair of Cuttaquin and Uncas

Difficulties about tribute

Character of Ascassassotick

Ninigret plots to cut off the English

Design frustrated by Waiandance

Account of this chief

Ninigret visits the Dutch

Accused by the English of plotting with them

Ably defends himself

Particulars of the affair

Notices of various other Indians

War between Ninigret and Ascassassotick

Participation of Ninigret and his people in Philip's war

Present condition of his descendants

His speech

Further account of Pessacus

Killed by the Mohawks.

CHAPTER V .

UNCAS

His character

Connections

Geography of the Mohegan country

General account of that nation

Uncas joins the English against the Pequots

Captures a chief at Sachem's Head

His speech to Gov. Winthrop

Specimen of the Mohegan language

Sequasson

The war between Uncas and Miantunnomoh

Examination of its cause

The Narragansets determine to avenge their sachem's death

Forces raised to protect Uncas

Pessacus

Great distress of Uncas

Timely relief from Connecticut

Treaty of 1645

Frequent complaints against Uncas

Wequash

Obechickwod

Woosamequin.

CHAPTER VI .

Of the Pequot nation

SASSACUS, their first chief, known to the English War

The cause of it

WEQUASH

Canonicus and Miantunnomoh accused of harboring fugitive Pequots

Sassamon

MONONOTTO

Otash

CASSASSINNAMON

BOOK III .

BIOGRAPHY AND HISTORY OF THE NEW ENGLAND INDIANS CONTINUED.

Events which led to the war with Philip

Life of ALEXANDER alias WAMSUTTA

He and Metacom, his younger brother, receive English names

WEETAMOO his wife

Early events in her life

PETANANUET, her second husband

Account of him

Weetamoo's latter career and death

Nini-gret

Death of Alexander

JOHN SASSAMON

His country and connections

Becomes a Christian

Schoolmaster

Minister

Settles at Assawomset

FELIX marries his daughter

Sassamon discovers the plots of Philip

Is murdered

Proceedings against the murderers

They are condemned and executed

Names of the jury who sat at their trial

No Indians among the jurors

Some are consulted.

Life of KING PHILIP

His real name

The name of his wife

Makes frequent sales of his lands

Account of them

His first treaty at Plimouth

Expedition to Nantucket

Events of 1671

Begins the WAR of 1675

First acts of hostility

Swamp Fight at Pocasset

Narrowly escapes out of his own country

Is pursued by Oneko

Fight at Rehoboth Plain

Cuts off a company of English under Capt. Beers

Incidents

Fight at Sugar-loaf Hill, and destruction of Capt. Lathrop's company

Fights the English under Mosely

English raise 1500 men

Philip retires to Narraganset

Strongly fortifies himself in a great swamp

Description of his fortress

English march to attack him

The great Fight at Narraganset

Again flies his country

Visits the Mohawks.

Ill-devised stratagem

Events of 1676

Returns again to his country

Reduced to a wretched condition

Is hunted by Church

His chief counsellor, Akkompoin, killed, and his sister captured

His wife and son fall into the hands of Church

Flies to Pokanoket

Is surprised and slain.

Specimen of the Wampanoag Language

Other curious matter.

LIVES OF PHILIP'S CHIEF CAPTAINS.

NANUNTENOO

Reasons for his aiding Philip

His former name

Meets the English and Indians under Capt. Peirse

Fights and destroys his whole company at Pawtucket

Incidents relating to that fight

Notice of apt. Peirse

Nanuntenoo surprised and taken

His magnanimity

Speech to his captors

Is executed and his body burnt

Cassassinnamon

Catapazet

Monopoide

ANNAWON

His escape from the swamp when Philip was killed

Capt. Church sent out to capture him

Discovers his retreat

Takes him prisoner

His magnanimous behavior

His speech to Church

Presents him with Philip's ornaments

Description of them

Church takes Annawon to Plimouth, where he is put to death

QUINNA-PIN

At the capture of Lancaster

Account of his wives

Weetamoo

He is taken and shot

TUSPAQUIN

His sales of lands

His operations in Philip's War

Surrenders himself, and is put to death

Reflections upon his executioners

TATOSON

Early notices of

Captures a garrison in Plimoth

Trial and execution of Keweenam

Totoson dies of a broken heart

BARROW cruelly murdered

TYASKS.

Chief women conspicuous in Philip's war

MAGNUS

Her country and relations

Her capture and death

AWASHONKS

Is greatly annoyed in the events of 1671

Her men disarmed

Philip's endeavors to engage her against the English

Church prevents her.

Is finally in the power of Philip

Reclaimed by Church

Some particulars of her family.

CHAPTER V.

A further account of chiefs conspicuous in Philip's war

PUMHAM

Taken and slain

His son QUAQUALH

CHICKON

SOCONONOCO

POTOCK

His residence

Complaint against Wildbow's encroachments

Delivers himself up

Put to death

STONE-WALL-JOHN

A great captain

A mason

His men greatly annoy the English army in Narraganset

Kills several of them

They burn a garrison, and kill fifteen persons

A traffic in Indian prisoners

The burning of Rehoboth and Providence

John's discourse with Roger Williams

Is killed

SAGAMORE JOHN

Fate of MATOONAS

Put to death on Boston Common

His son hanged for murder

MONOCO

David

Andrew

James-the-printer

OLD-JETHERO

SAGAMORE-SAM, alias SHOSHANIM

Visited by Eliot in 1652

PETER-JETHERO.

CHAPTER VI .

Friendly Indians

CAPTAIN AMOS

Pursues Tatoson and Penachason

Escapes the slaughter at Pawtucket

Commands a company in the eastern war

CAPTAIN LIGHTFOOT

His services in Philip's war

In the eastern war

KATTENANIT

His services

QUANNAPOHIT

His important services as a spy

MAUTAMP

Monoco

NEPANET

Employed to treat with the enemy

Brings letters from them

Effects an exchange of prisoners

PETER CONWAY

PETER EPHRAIM.

CHAPTER VII .

Of the Indians in New Hampshire and Maine previous to their wars with the whites

Dominions of the bashaba

Perishes in war

PASSACONA-WAY

His dominions

His last speech to his people

His life

His daughter marries Winnapurket

Petitions the court of Massachusetts

Lands allotted to him

English send a force to disarm him

Their fears of his enmity unfounded

They seize and ill treat his son

He escapes.

Passaconaway delivers his arms, and makes peace with the English.

Notes:

Originally published: The book of the Indians of North America: comprising details in the lives of about five hundred chiefs and others, the most distinguished among them. Boston: Antiquarian Bookstore, 1833.

Bibliographical footnotes.

ISBN:

1-58218-093-8

OCLC:

70731732