"one of the principal Abenaki chiefs. . .who has resided for eight years at St. Francois, whither Monsieur de Vaudreuil and Monsieur Beauharnois had indiced him to settle with all his village, to the number of 60 warriors, so that he might remain there at least during the war - came back to St. Francois in the month of August last from Pegouaki, where his former village was situated. He had gone thither to hunt during winter, and began last spring to sow corn there.

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Mention
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13096  
Title:
"one of the principal Abenaki chiefs. . .who has resided for eight years at St. Francois, whither Monsieur de Vaudreuil and Monsieur Beauharnois had indiced him to settle with all his village, to the number of 60 warriors, so that he might remain there at least during the war - came back to St. Francois in the month of August last from Pegouaki, where his former village was situated. He had gone thither to hunt during winter, and began last spring to sow corn there.
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Manuscript Name:
Athurnando
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Date:
1715-11-07
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Source 1:
Thwaites 1895 67:29
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“"one of the principal Abenaki chiefs. . .who has resided for eight years at St. Francois, whither Monsieur de Vaudreuil and Monsieur Beauharnois had indiced him to settle with all his village, to the number of 60 warriors, so that he might remain there at least during the war - came back to St. Francois in the month of August last from Pegouaki, where his former village was situated. He had gone thither to hunt during winter, and began last spring to sow corn there.,” Historical Documents of Indians of the Far Northeast, accessed May 3, 2025, https://www.hrifne.avantlogic.net/digitalarchive/items/show/48156.Item13096

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