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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… think it well for two of our Sachems to go with you with a belt of wampum, and ask for him to be delivered up according to promise. Having no belt of wampum ready they asked me to wait whilst they sent … that I had their answer already and waited only for the belt to show in the meeting that by their advice Milet ought …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… the Jesuit, and M. Maricour, and by my present of a belt of wampum, I frustrated theirs, insomuch that upon their … offer of MM. Maricour and Brouyas, tendering us by a belt Jesuits to instruct us. Now we are unanimously resolved … turned." They begged pardon for their offence and gave a belt of wampum, by which they prayed His Excellency to send …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… shall shun one another like brethren. Gave each Nation a Belt, 24 in number. I tell you again, as I told Dekannissore … whom we now deliver unto you, and gave each prisoner a belt of wampum, and said no more, but when we come home we … Sept. 13. All the Five Nations sat and considered of a belt of wampum, which the late Earl of Bellomont had given …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… but we hold fast to our covenant with you. (Here he gave a belt of wampum fourteen deep, and resumed) Let the Governor … the chain of our friendship with you. (Here he gave a belt of wampum twelve deep, and resumed) Listen to no private … drunken Indians, but only to the Sachems. (Here he gave a belt ten deep, and resumed) I shall pass now to military …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… to pardon them. Here they gave seven beaver-skins and a belt of wampum. We now speak of the resettlement of Cadaraqui … and sent two of them (who had lived a year with us) with a belt of wampum to the said Indians desiring them to intercede … of Canada. They did so, but the Governor answered that the belt was from Onandaga only, that he had tried for six years …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… bright and inviolable. Gives presents from Her Majesty; 1 Belt and 500 gilders strung wampum, 100 gums, 5 pr. strouds, … Brethren that are linked in our Covenant Chain. Gives one Belt of wampum, 3 faddom strouds, 3 bags powder, 3 lac'd … friends. As an acknowledgment of our gratitude, we give a Belt of Wampum. He acquainted the Five Nations, that in …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… of the Sinneke Castles called Ounahee have given a large belt of wampum to the Governor of Canada to pitch out a place …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… and to all their people, he gives his hand in this Belt, which he desires may be kept and shewn to all your … shall last, or the sun shine; whereupon we give this Belt of Wampum. Copy. 6 pp. 464. ii. Answer of the Indian …