Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York, Issue 68, Part 3E. Croswell, 1908 - Government publications |
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... banks , is Morgan's name for Wiscoy creek . Pa - cih - sah - cunk , Paseckachcunk , Pasigachkunk and Passiquach- kunk are varying forms of the name of a Delaware town at Colonel Bill's creek in 1766. The next may be the same . Pas - se ...
... banks , is Morgan's name for Wiscoy creek . Pa - cih - sah - cunk , Paseckachcunk , Pasigachkunk and Passiquach- kunk are varying forms of the name of a Delaware town at Colonel Bill's creek in 1766. The next may be the same . Pas - se ...
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... banks . Intercourse with Pennsylvania increased and names of places naturally came with this . A - no ' - ka seems a fanciful name , but it may be a survival of Onoto . Boyd , however , gives it as the name of a village in Min- nesota ...
... banks . Intercourse with Pennsylvania increased and names of places naturally came with this . A - no ' - ka seems a fanciful name , but it may be a survival of Onoto . Boyd , however , gives it as the name of a village in Min- nesota ...
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... banks . Spafford said of this : " They have another [ name ] which signifies stinking shore , or beach , spoken Gah - ta - ra ' - ke - ras , a broad , and this they say is the origin of our Cattaraugus , a name perfectly appropriate to ...
... banks . Spafford said of this : " They have another [ name ] which signifies stinking shore , or beach , spoken Gah - ta - ra ' - ke - ras , a broad , and this they say is the origin of our Cattaraugus , a name perfectly appropriate to ...
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... banks . Ca - yant ' - ha , corn fields , one of Cornplanter's towns , was on the Conewango in 1787 , a mile north of the 195th milepost west of the Delaware river . Cayontona and Kiantone seem derived from this . Chaut - au ' - qua lake ...
... banks . Ca - yant ' - ha , corn fields , one of Cornplanter's towns , was on the Conewango in 1787 , a mile north of the 195th milepost west of the Delaware river . Cayontona and Kiantone seem derived from this . Chaut - au ' - qua lake ...
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... bank . Chil ' - o - way is from the name of a Moravian Indian convert . Coke - ose , or owl's nest , was a name for Deposit . Gokhoos , how- ever , is the Delaware word for owl , without reference to a nest . Cookhouse is said to have ...
... bank . Chil ' - o - way is from the name of a Moravian Indian convert . Coke - ose , or owl's nest , was a name for Deposit . Gokhoos , how- ever , is the Delaware word for owl , without reference to a nest . Cookhouse is said to have ...
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Albany Algonquin annual report appears applied ash pit beads bones brook Bruyas called Canada castle Cayuga Cayuga lake celt ceremonies Charlevoix chief cited clan Coeymans condolence Continue to listen council creek Cusick defined Delaware derived dialect East Canada creek east side Erie falls flint Genesee Genesee river given Haii haii hail Handsome Lake head hill Hudson Indian name Indian village Iroquois Iroquois name Ja-ta-gweh-ni-yo-shonh Jat-hon-de-nyunk journal lake land Mahicans meaning mentioned miles Mohawk Morgan Morgan's name mountain nation Neck O-nen occiput Oneida Oneida lake Onondaga Otisco lake patent pipe pond pottery vessel probably refer river rock Ruttenber sachems Sauthier's map Schoharie creek Schoolcraft seems Seneca Seneca river side of trench skeleton skull song Southold Spafford stone stream Thou who wert tion town tract tree tribe Tuscarora valley wampum wert ruler west side word written York Zeisberger