Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York, Issue 68, Part 3E. Croswell, 1908 - Government publications |
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... original sources . Valuable results have come from others in more restricted fields . While H. R. Schoolcraft is an authority , yet en many points it is now conceded that in eastern matters he was often fanciful . His names and ...
... original sources . Valuable results have come from others in more restricted fields . While H. R. Schoolcraft is an authority , yet en many points it is now conceded that in eastern matters he was often fanciful . His names and ...
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... original signification , is great waters or sea , which are constantly in motion , either ebbing or flowing . " This was far in the west , whence they came . " As they were coming from the west they found many great waters , but none of ...
... original signification , is great waters or sea , which are constantly in motion , either ebbing or flowing . " This was far in the west , whence they came . " As they were coming from the west they found many great waters , but none of ...
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... original as O - so ' - a - yeh . San ' - dus - ky postoffice has a name introduced from Ohio . In Potier's Racinnes Huronnes it is Ot - san - doos - ke ' , there where there is pure water . A Polish trader lived on the bay who was ...
... original as O - so ' - a - yeh . San ' - dus - ky postoffice has a name introduced from Ohio . In Potier's Racinnes Huronnes it is Ot - san - doos - ke ' , there where there is pure water . A Polish trader lived on the bay who was ...
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... original name as T'kantchata'kwan , " one who has taken out fish there . " This pronunciation disagrees with all writers , early and late , unless the prefix is meant . He said , " There exists an old tradition that the Indians of the ...
... original name as T'kantchata'kwan , " one who has taken out fish there . " This pronunciation disagrees with all writers , early and late , unless the prefix is meant . He said , " There exists an old tradition that the Indians of the ...
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... original name , the terminal of which , saranne , means to ascend . The refer- ence might be to the river or the gradual rise of the land . R. Serindac , 1755 , on the map of French grants , is the Saranac . R. Scomotion and cape on the ...
... original name , the terminal of which , saranne , means to ascend . The refer- ence might be to the river or the gradual rise of the land . R. Serindac , 1755 , on the map of French grants , is the Saranac . R. Scomotion and cape on the ...
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