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The history of the Five Indian Nations of Canada which are the barrier between the English and French in that part of the world : with particular accounts of their religion, manners, customs, laws and forms of government : their several battles and treaties with the European nations, their 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 attention of the British nation

Title
The history of the Five Indian Nations of Canada [electronic resource] : which are the barrier between the English and French in that part of the world : with particular accounts of their religion, manners, customs, laws and forms of government : their several battles and treaties with the European nations, their 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 attention of the British nation / by the Honourable Cadwallader Colden ; to which are added accounts of the several other nations of Indians in North-America, their numbers, strength, &c., and the treaties which have been lately made with them.
Author
Colden, Cadwallader, 1688-1776.
Publication
London : Printed for John Whiston and Lockyear Davis and John Ward, 1750.

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Description
xvi, [4], 283 p., [1] fold. leaf of plates : fold. map.
Subject
  • Five Nations > History > Early works to 1800
  • Iroquois Indians > Canada > History > Early works to 1800
  • Indians of North America > Social life and customs > Early works to 1800
  • Indians of North America > Treaties > Early works to 1800
  • Canada > History > To 1763 (New France) > Early works to 1800
  • New York (State) > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 > Early works to 1800
Note
  • Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.
  • Sabin no. 14274.
Indexed In (note)
  • RLIN
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
CTRG03-B44
Author
Colden, Cadwallader, 1688-1776.
Title
The history of the Five Indian Nations of Canada [electronic resource] : which are the barrier between the English and French in that part of the world : with particular accounts of their religion, manners, customs, laws and forms of government : their several battles and treaties with the European nations, their 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 attention of the British nation / by the Honourable Cadwallader Colden ; to which are added accounts of the several other nations of Indians in North-America, their numbers, strength, &c., and the treaties which have been lately made with them.
Imprint
London : Printed for John Whiston and Lockyear Davis and John Ward, 1750.
Edition
2rd ed.
Indexed In:
RLIN, CTRG03-B44
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Local Note
Library's copy imperfect: bleed-through of text.
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