The History of the Five Indian Nations of Canada

A MAP of the Country of the Five Nations, belonging to the Province of New York; and of the Lakes near which the Nations of Far Indians live, with part of Canada.

N.B. The Tuscaroras are now reckon'd a sixth Nation, & live between the Onondagues & Oneidas; & the Necariages of Misilimakinac were received to be the seventh Nation at Albany, May 30.th 1723; at their own desire, 80 Men of that Nation being present besides Women & children. The chief Trade with the far Indians is at the Onondagues rivers mouth where they must all pass to go towards Canada.

THE - H I S T O R Y - OF THE - FIVE Indian NATIONS - OF - C A N A D A, - Which are dependent - On the Province of New-York in America, - AND - Are the Barrier between the English and French in that Part of the World. - WITH - Accounts of their Religion, Manners, Customs, Laws, and Forms of Government; their several Battles and Treaties with the European Nations; particular Relations of their several Wars with the other Indians; and a true Account of the present State of our Trade with them. - In which are shewn - The great Advantage of their Trade and Alliance to the British Nation, and the Intrigues and Attempts of the French to engage them from us; a Subject nearly concerning all our American Plantations, and highly meriting the Consideration of the British Nation at this Juncture.

L O N D O N: - Printed for T. Osborne, in Gray's-Inn. MDCCXLVII.

TO THE HONOURABLE - G E N E R A L - O G L E T H O R P E.

THE - P R E F A C E - TO THE - F i r s t P a r t.

A. V O C A B U L A R Y - OF

THE - C O N T E N T S.

PART I. - The History of the Five Nations, from the Time the Christians first knew any Thing of them, to that of the Revolution in Great-Britain.

CHAP. I. - Of the Wars of the Five Nations with the Adirondacks and Quatoghies.