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" The people of the mountaynes came aboord us, wondering at our ship and weapons. We bought some small skinnes of them for trifles. This afternoone, one canoe kept hanging under our sterne with one man in it, which we could not keepe from thence, who got... "
Collections of the New-York Historical Society for the Year ... - Page 99
by New-York Historical Society - 1811
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The New World: Embracing American History, Volume 1

Henry Howard Brownell - America - 1862 - 524 pages
...the Highlands, the Half-Moon came to an anchor. "The people of the Mountaynes," says the narrative, "came aboord vs, wondring at our ship and weapons....window, and stole out my Pillow and two Shirts, and two Bandaleeres. Our Master's Mate shot at him and strooke him on the breast and killed him. Whereupon...
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The Northmen in America. The Spaniards in America. The Portuguese in America ...

Henry Howard Brownell - America - 1863 - 562 pages
...wondring at our ship and weapons. We bought some small Skinncs of them for Trifles. This afiernooue, one Canoe kept hanging vnder our sterne with one man...window, and stole out my Pillow and two Shirts, and two Bandaleeres. Our Master's Mate shot at him and strooke him on the breast and killed him. Whereupon...
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Macmillan's Magazine, Volume 14

1866 - 506 pages
...stole out my pillow, and two shirts, and two bandoliers. Ou: master's mate shot at him, and str.yk him on the brest, and killed him. Whereupon all the...their canoes, and so leapt out of them into the water. ^ manned our boat, and got our thin;again. Then one of them tha: swamme got hold of our boat, thinting...
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Macmillan's Magazine, Volume 14

Literature - 1866 - 802 pages
...rudder to the cabbin's window, and stole out my pillow, and two shirts, and two bandeliers. Our master's mate shot at him, and strooke him on the brest, and...killed him. Whereupon all the rest fled away, some in then- canoes, and so leapt out of them into the water. We manned our boat, and got our things again....
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Littell's Living Age, Volume 94

American periodicals - 1867 - 850 pages
...rudder to the cabbin's window, and stole out my pillow, and two shirts, and two bandeliers. Our master's mate shot at him, and strooke him on the brest, and...and so leapt out of them into the water. We manned our boat, and got our things again. Then one of them that swamme got hold of our boat, thinking to...
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The Old Streets of New York Under the Dutch: A Paper Read Before the New ...

James Watson Gerard - New York (N.Y.) - 1875 - 58 pages
...kept hanging under our sterne, with one man in it, which we could not keep from thence, who got up by our rudder to the cabin window and stole out my pillow and two shirts, and two Bundeleers. Our master's mate shot at him, and stroke him on the West, and killed him ; whereupon all...
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Young Folks' Book of American Explorers

Thomas Wentworth Higginson - Explorers - 1877 - 446 pages
...DISCOVERY OF THE HUDSON RIVER. two bandoleers. Our master's mate shot at him, and struck him on the breast, and killed him. Whereupon all the rest fled away, some in their canoes, and so leaped out of them into the water. We manned our boat, and got our things again. Then one of them INDIANS...
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A Book of American Explorers

Thomas Wentworth Higginson - America - 1877 - 408 pages
...DISCOVERY OF THE HUDSON RIVER. two bandoleers. Our master's mate shot at him, and struck him on the breast, and killed him. Whereupon all the rest fled away, some in their canoes, and so leaped out of them into the water. We manned our boat, and got our things again. Then one of them INDIANS...
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Shore and Sea; Or, Stories of Great Vikings and Sea-captains

William Henry Davenport Adams - Explorers - 1883 - 390 pages
...canoe kept hanging under our stern with one man in it, which we could not keep from thence, who got up by our rudder to the cabin window, and stole out my pillow, two shirts, and two bandoleers. Our master's mate shot at him, and struck him on the breast, and killed...
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The Memorial History of the City of New-York: From Its First ..., Volume 1

James Grant Wilson - America - 1892 - 688 pages
...But in other respects the adventurers were less fortunate. An Indian was caught stealing; "he got up by our rudder to the cabin window, and stole out my pillow," said Juet, " and two shirts and two bandoleers. Our master's mate shot at him and struck him on the...
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