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At Millord, Derliy; Stratford, Norwalk, Stamford, aud Greeuwich, their numbers 

 \vcre formidable. 



At Milford, the Indian name of which was Wopowage, there were great numbers; 

 not only in the center of the town, but south of it, at Milford jioint. . . . They 

 had a strong fortress, with flankers at the four corners, about half a mile north of 

 Stratford ferry. This was built as a defense against the Mohawks. At Turkey 

 bill, in the north-west ijart of Milford, there was another large settlement. 



In Derby, there were two large clans. There was one at Pangusset. This elan 

 erected a strong fort against the Mohawks, situated on the bank of the river, nearly 

 a mile above Derljy ferry. At the falls of Naugatuck river, four or five miles above, 

 was another tribe. 



At Stratford, the Indians were equally, if not more numerous. lu that part of 

 the town only, which is comprised within the limits of Huntington, their warriors, 

 after the English had knowledge of them, were estimated at three hundred; and, 

 before this time, they had been much wasted by the Mohawks. 



The Indians at Stamford aud Greenwich, and in that vicinity, probably, were not 

 inferior iu numbers to those at Stratford. There were two or three tribes of Indians 

 in Stamford, when the English began the settlement of the town. In Norvvp,lk were 

 two petty sacbemdoms ; so that within these towns, there was a large and dangerous 

 body of savages. These, with the natives between them and Hudson's river, gave 

 extreme trouble to the Dutch. The Norwalk and Stamford Indians gave great 

 alarm, and occasioned much expense to the English, after they made settlements in 

 that part of the colony. 



In the town of Woodbury there were also great numbers of Indians. The most 

 numerous body of them was iu that part of the town since named South Britain. . . . 



On the northeasterly aud northern part of the colony were the Xipmuek Indians. 

 Their principal seat was about the great ponds in Oxford, in Massachusetts, but 

 their territory extended southward into Connecticut, more than twenty miles. This 

 was called the Wabbequasset and Whetstone country ; and sometimes, the Moheagan 

 conquered country, as Uncas had conquered and added it to his sachemdom. 



On the 24tli of November, 1(538, Theopliilus Eatou, Mr Davenport, 

 aud other English planter.s entered into the following agreement with 

 Momangniu, sachem of Quinnipiack:' 



That Mouiauguiu is the sole sachem of Quinnipiack, and had an alisolute power to 

 aliene and dispose of the same : That, iu consequence of the protection which he had 

 tasted, by the English, from the Pequots and Mohawks, he yielded up all his right, 

 title, and interest to all the land, rivers, ponds, and trees, with all the liberties and 

 appurtenances belonging to the same, unto Theophilus Eaton, John Davenport, and 

 others, their beirs and assigns, forever. He covenanted, that neither he, nor his 

 Indians, would terrify, nor disturb the English, nor injure them iu any of their 

 interests; but that, iu every respect, they would keep true faith with them. 



The English covenanted to protect Momauguin and his Indians, when unreasonably 

 assaulted and terrified by other Indians; and that they should always have a suffi- 

 cient ([uantity of land to j>lant on, upon the east side of the harbour, between that 

 and Saybrook fort. They also covenanted, that by way of free aud thankful retribu- 

 tion, they gave unto the said sachem, and his council and company, twelve coats of 

 English cloth, twelve alchymy spoons, twelve hatchets, twelve hoes, two dozen of 

 knives, twelve porringers, and four cases of French Ivuives aud scissors. 



In December following they purchased of Montowese another large 

 tract which lay principally north of the former. This tract was 10 

 miles in length north and south, and 13 in breadth. It extended 8 



1 Trumbull, History of Connecticut, vol. l, pp. 08. 90. 



