Thursday, February 29, 2024

Deerfield Massacre of 1704




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  1. Sympathy level waning for the indigenous, excepting those lost to European diseases. Have a direct relation to a survivor of the battle of Fort Freeland, July 1779...
    "Of the number of Indians engaged by England during
    the Revolutionary War, there were , according to Campell .
    warriors, of whom belonged to the Six Nations, 500 were
    Delawares, 300 Shawnese , 150 Monseys and 60 Mohicans. Of
    scalps, the Senecas alone , 400 warriors, took in three years,
    299 being those of women and 29 infants. These were sent to the
    Governor of Canada, to be sent as a present to the King of England" (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjPxoOaiNGEAxWxg4kEHejBAIkQFnoECBEQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fforgottenbooks.com%2Fit%2Fdownload%2FHistoryofFortFreeland_10117410.pdf&usg=AOvVaw2USrY8dzF7cHTDL-tAjqaE&opi=89978449)

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