Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of New York (Volume 4) - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1854. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... Albany the 6th Feb". 169| Present--Coll. Pr Schuyler Jan. Vinnagen Hend: Hanse May' Albert Ryckman ^n Majr Dirk Wessels Johannes Cuyler Hend: Van Renselaer J. Groenendyck Sheriff. The Gentl. were convened upon the request of Capt. Johannes Schuyler who sent for the six Frenchmen lately come from Canada & two French Indians to be present while Dekanissore the Sachim should be examined about those false and scandalous aspersions that Mor Maricour als Stow Stow should have reported of him to Cohonsiowanne the Indian lately come from Canada; and that part of the proposition relateing to Capt. Johannes Schuyler was read and interpreted to Dekanissore. Upon which Capt. Johannes Schuyler did declare in the presence of all the Gentl. to the said six French men, and the two Canada Indians that if Mo' Maricour had told such false lyes and storys to ye Indians, of him, viz* that the said Capt. Schuyler should have secured our five Indians there in prison, faster then they were before & clinched them with silver nailes, and that the Five Nations were disobedient & compared them to his Negro, that if Mor Maricour had said so he was neither a gentlemen nor an honest man; for they were scandalous and malitious falsehoods; for he never had any discourse with him tending that way. Whereupon the Frenchmen said they beleived it was a scandall raised upon Mor Maricour & meer inventions of ye Indians, and the two French Indians said it was invented by some evill affected people of the 5 Nations who had no mind to be reconciled to y* French and so designed to raise animosities between the two governm": by which discourse & Capt: Schuylers confronting the said Indians, Dekanissore and ye other Sachim of Oneyde seemed to be satisfyed that Capt: Schuyler had no hand in what was alleadge...

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