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...have hapned in New-England, By reason of the Indians there," recounts that the Mohegans, newly splintered from the Pequots, sided with the English. In return, after the English victory the Mohegans Sachem got a share of the spoils, human booty. "Then were there granted to Uncas Sachim of Moheag eighty [Pequots]," Allyn wrote. "The Pequots likewise were by covenant bound, that they should no more inhabit their native countrey; nor should any of them be called Pequots but Moheags...for ever...

Author: By Alan E. Wirzbicki, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Welcome to the Woods: A Primer | 3/2/2000 | See Source »

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