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INDEX. 



his calm behavior at the time of 

 Braddock's defeat, 112. 



Waivatam, an Ojibwa chief, his 

 singular friendship for Alexander 

 Henry, i. 334 ; warns Henry of 

 danger, 336 ; the warning disre- 

 garded, ib. ; procm'es the release 

 of Henry from those who had him 

 in their power, 355-357 ; again 

 preserves the life of Henry, 360. 



Webb, General, his dastardly con- 

 duct, i. 146. 



Wilderness of the West described, 

 i. 147 ; its vastness, its small 

 and scattered Indian population, 

 148 ; estimate of the number, ih. ; 

 hunters and trappers, their char- 

 acter and liabits, 158, 159. 



Wilkins, Major, commands at Niag- 

 ara, ii. 78 ; conducts an expe- 

 dition against the Indians, 79 ; 

 meets with disaster, 80; the fail- 

 ure of the expedition announced 

 at Detroit, 110. 



William Henry, Fort, its position, 



i. 121 ; taken by Montcalm, 122 ; 

 massacre there, 76, 122. 



Williams, Colonel Ephraim, slain 

 at the battle of Lake George, i. 

 116. 



Williamson, an English trader, pro- 

 cures the assassination of Pon- 

 tiac, ii. 310, 311. 



Witmebagoes, their location, i. 362. 



AVinston, Richard, trader at St. 

 Joseph's, his curious letter, i. 

 274 7iote. 



Wisconsin, first white settlers in 

 it, i. 342 twfe. 



Wolfe, General James, arrives be- 

 fore Quebec, i. 126 ; his character, 

 127 ; difficulties of his situation, 

 127-129 ; repeats Gray's " El- 

 egy," 131 ; occupies the Plains 

 of Abraham, 134 ; the battle, 

 136, 137 ; death of Wolfe in the 

 arms of victory, 138. 



Wyoming Valley, settled from 

 Connecticut, ii. 101, 128; mas- 

 sacre of the settlers, 101. 



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