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tained on these medals with well known persons of the revolutionary 

 period. 



Concerning these two Mohawks, Guy Johnson wrote in London. 

 Jan. 26, 1776: "The Indian Chief who accompanied me, with his 

 companion, are persons of character and influence in their country; 

 they can more at large speak on any matters that may be required 

 of them." O'Callaghan. Col. Hist. 8:657 



Fig. 284 is another medal of which Mr McLachlan says: 



It is in the government collection at Ottawa, and came from the 

 collection of Mr I. F. Wood of New York. This is in pewter, and 

 has Mbhicrans in the field, either misspelled in the copy or the 

 original. Above is Tantalkel. Judging from the medal given to 

 Tantalkcl of the Mohicans, we infer that his services could not have 

 been valued so highly as those of the Onondaga warrior, forj his 

 reward is in the baser metal. How one of that tribe came to receive 

 a medal is explained when we learn that 70 River Indians accom- 

 panied Johnson to Montreal. 



Another Mohican fared better. The Albany Argus, Sep. 27, 1875, 

 described a silver medal found by Mr Kelly of Ballston Spa N. Y. 

 The obverse was as usual. On the reverse, as reported, was Mohicans 

 in capitals, and Son Gose in script. Mr Joseph E. Wescot pur- 

 chased it of the finder, and sold it in 1902 to Mr E. Hallenbeck, 749 

 Liberty St., Schenectady. Through the kindness of the latter, the 

 writer is not only able to give an accurate figure, but to settle the 

 spelling of a word in doubt. It is Mohigrans, the engraver having 

 mistaken in his orders G for C, and R for K. It was easy to do 

 this. The Indian's name is also Songose. This medal was found 

 on the Kelly place, near the bank of the Mourning kill and the old 

 Canadian trail. It is somewhat worn, but in good condition. It 

 is remarkable that so many have the name of this nation. Fig. 388. 



In the work of C. Wyllys Betts, already mentioned, he speaks of 

 another Mohican silver medal, on the reverse of which was Madvghk, 

 with the nation's name engraved in the usual way. He also takes 

 note of the doubtful spelling, now cleared up by the writer's exam- 

 ination of the Hallenbeck medal. The error was made in all. 



The Mohicans became so closely linked with the Mohawks as 

 to share their fortunes and that of the Johnson family. Some of 



