Transcriber’s Note

Minor amendments to punctuation are not noted.

Likely period spelling has not been changed.

Sometimes there are multiple variants of proper nouns (e.g. Shotyerronsgwea, Shotyeronsgwea, Shotyeronagwea). These are left as printed rather than trying to standardise.

The following probable printer’s errors were corrected.

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[14] “subsistance” changed to “subsistence” (vegetation afforded the animals subsistence)
[14] “moninal” changed to “nominal” (their nominal residence)
[16] “Kanawaga” changed to “Kanawage” (the river Kanawage or St. Lawrence)
[17] “ocurred” changed to “occurred” (This occurred in a season)
[17] “a sleep” changed to “asleep” (he was now fast asleep)
[17] “spirti” changed to “spirit” (his spirit fled to heaven)
[18] “the” changed to “them” (to amuse them until)
[19] “contiment” changed to “continent” (ever existed on the continent)
[20] “imducement” changed to “inducement” (By some inducement)
[20] “compaay” changed to “company” (Of this company there was)
[20] “extered” changed to “entered” (they entered into a resolution)
[20] “was was” changed to “was” (the family was named)
[21] “loose” changed to “lose” (did not go so far as to lose)
[21] “tresspasses” changed to “trespasses” (to commit trespasses against)
[22] “assylum” changed to “asylum” (seeks an asylum)
[23] “set” changed to “sit” (to sit and deliberate)
[23] “Odnonaga” changed to “Onondaga” (was soon conveyed to Onondaga)
[23] “Squaukihaws” changed to “Squawkihows” (to keep Squawkihows in subjection)
[23] “Misissaugers” changed to “Mississaugers” (Twakanhah, [Mississaugers.]); though also more commonly in this text spelt Messissaugers...
[26] “IV” changed to “V” (the King Atotarho V.)
[26] “poisinous” changed to “poisonous” (a very poisonous animal)
[26] “Ototarho” changed to “Atotarho” (In the days of king Atotarho VI.)
[27] “Ottouwahs” changed to “Ottauwahs” (the Ottauwahs sued for peace)
[27] “Ototarho” changed to “Atotarho” (reigned the king Atotarho VII.)
[27] “Ottauhwahs” changed to “Ottauwahs” (lived among the Ottauwahs)
[28] “unfavoable” changed to “unfavorable” (the weather being unfavorable)
[29] “sooon” changed to “soon” (assistance as soon as possible)
[29] “entripated” changed to “extirpated” (hordes were extirpated)
[29] “prisonor” changed to “prisoner” (taken prisoner by the Stonish Giant)
[30] “gnhwing” changed to “gnawing” (the man heard something was gnawing)
[31] “sovereignity” changed to “sovereignty” (the national sovereignty)
[31] “attonement” changed to “atonement” (to make the atonement)
[32] “Kanquatkay” changed to “Kauquatkay” (people at Kauquatkay)
[33] “treatise” changed to “treaties” (in such treaties made)
[34] “disdovered” changed to “discovered” (about 250 years before Columbus discovered America)
[34] “breteren” changed to “brethren” (assistance from their brethren)
[34] “Celumbus” changed to “Columbus” (about 50 years before Columbus discovered America)
[35] “confedenacy” changed to “confederacy” (the oldest language of the confederacy)