Antiquarian Researches: Comprising a History of the Indian Wars in the Country Bordering Connecticut River and Parts Adjacent, and Other Interesting Events, from the First Landing of the Pilgrims, to the Conquest of Canada by the English, in 1760 : with Notices of Indian Depredations in the Neighboring Country : and of the First Planting and Progress of Settlements in New England, New York and Canada |
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