am Primus, }
William Secundus, } Mohawks.
Elias ----, }
Mr. Theophilus Chamberlain, of South Hadley.
Susannah, }
Katharine, } Mohawks.
Mary ----, }
David ----, an Oneida.
Mr. Aaron Kinne, of Volentown.
Mundeus, } Oneidas.
Jacob, }
Sarah Simons, a Narraganset.
Charles Daniel, a Narraganset.
John Green, a Mohawk.
Sam'l Johnson, a member of Yale College.
Allen Mather, of Windsor.
William, an Oneida.
Paulus, a Mohawk.
Seth ----, a Mohawk.
John Shaddock, } Narragansets.
Toby Shaddock, }
Levi Frisbie, of Branford.
Abigail ----, } Narragansets.
Martha ----, }
Toby Shadock's wife and child.
Margaret ----."
* * * * *
In the "History of the Five Indian Nations," by Cadwallader Colden, we
find the following paragraph:
"The French priests had (from time to time) persuaded several of the
Five Nations to leave their own country and to settle near Montreal,
where the French are very industrious in encouraging them. Their
numbers have been likewise increased by the prisoners the French have
taken in war, and by others who have run from their own country
because of some mischief that they had done, or debts which they owed
to the Christians. These Indians all profess Christianity, and
therefore are commonly called the Praying Indians by their countrymen,
and they are called _Cahnuagas_ (Caghnawagas) by the people of
Albany."
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"An agreement between the Reverend Doctor Eleazar Wheelock, president
of Dartmouth College, and Mr. John Smith, late tutor of the same, with
respect to said Mr. Smith's settlement and salary in capacity of
professor of the languages in Dartmouth College.
"Mr. Smith agrees to settle as Professor of English, Latin, Greek,
Hebrew, Chaldee, etc., in Dartmouth College, to teach which, and as
many of these and other such languages as he shall understand, as the
Trustees shall judge necessary and practicable for one man, and also
to read lectures on them, as often as the president, tutors, etc.,
with himself shall judge profitable for the Seminary. He also agrees,
while he can do it consistently with his office as professor, annually
to serve as tutor to a class of students in the College. In
consideration of which, Dr. Wheelock agrees to give him (t
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