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that when the English first c'ame over, in a]l their con- 

 ferences with any of the chiefs, they constantly lieard 

 him make mention of his brother, with whom he must 

 consuk, or to wiiom he referred then), meaning thereby 

 either the chief of the nation, or the tribes in confede- 

 racy. The Manahoacks are said to have been a con- 

 federacy of four tribes, and in alhance with the JMona- 

 cans, in the war which they were carrying on a,:u^ainst 

 the Powhatans. 



To the northward of these there was another power- 

 ful nation which occupied the country from the head of 

 the Chesapeak-bay up to the Kittatinney mountain, and 

 as far eastward as Connecticut river, comprehending 

 that part of New York which lies between the High- 

 lands and the ocean, all tfie state of New Jersey, that 

 part of Pennsylvania which is watered below the range 

 of the Kittatinney mountains, by tlie rivers or streams 

 falling into the Delaware, and county of Newcar-tle in 

 the state of Delaware, as far as Duck creek. It is to be 

 observed, that the nations of Indians distinguished their 

 countries one from another by natural boundaries, such 

 as ranores of mountains or streams of water. liut as 

 the heads of rivers frequently interlock, or approach 

 near to each other, as those wIjo hve upon a str<'am 

 claim the country watered by it, they often encroached 

 on each other, and this is a constant source of war be- 

 tween the different nations. The nation occupying the 

 tract of country last described, call themselves Lenopi. 

 The French writers call them Loups ; and among the 

 English they are now commonly called Delawares. 

 This nation or confederacy consisted of five tribes, who 

 all spoke one language. 1. The Chihohocki, who dwelt 

 on the west side of the river now called Delaware, a 

 name which it took from Lord De la War, who put in- 

 to it on his passage from Virginia in the year , but 

 which by the Indians was called Chihohocki. 2. The 

 Wanami, who inhabit tlie country called New Jersey, 

 from the Rariton to the sea. 3. The Munsey, who 

 dwelt on the upper streams of the Delaware, from the 

 Kittatinney mountains down to the Lehigh or western 



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