INDEX

Adam, 13

Adare, see Adair

Adair, Alexander, viii

——, Edward, xix

——, James, the man, vii et seq.; his book, xxi et seq., 222n; relations with Gov. Glen, 345 et seq., 305; taken prisoner by French, 374; applies for payment of debts, 375 et seq.; association with other traders, 393 et seq.; story of Christianity, 471 et seq.; his advice and suggestions, 481 et seq.

——, Dr. James B., quoted, xviii

——, John, xix

——, Robert, vii et seq.

——, town of, xviii

——, Wm. Penn, xix

Adultery, 113, 115, 145 et seq., 149n; believed cause of misfortune, 244; punishment for, see Penalties; 470

Advice of Adair, see Adair

Agriculture, 240, 385; clearing land, 435; methods, time and variety of planting, 437 et seq.; possibilities of, 491

Alabama, Fort, 253n, 271, 356

Alford, James, Indian trader, 394n

Altar, sacred, 111 et seq., 118; see Religious Rites, Houses

Ambuscades, see War Methods

America, its possibilities and worth to England, 481 et seq.

Andrews, Thos., 394n

Angels, belief in, 38 et seq., 122; guardian, 409; see Evil Spirits

Animals, see Domestic, Wild; tribes named for, 16 et seq.; as religious emblems, 17

Appearance, Indian, 3 et seq., 5 et seq., 305, 328, 447 et seq.

500Arguments on descent of Indians from Jews, see Table of Contents

Ark, Holy, description of, 124; in war, 168 et seq., 170n, 409

Arrows, making of, 456 et seq.; use of, see War Methods

Atkins, Edmund, 268n

Attacks and attacking, see War Methods

Attakullakulla, Cherokee chief, sketch of, 86n; 269n, 350

Augusta, Ga., ix, 39, 177n, 248, 268, 270, 394n

Authors agreeing with Adair on origin of Indians, xxix; Spanish, criticised by Adair, 205 et seq.

Barbarism, see Captives, War Methods, Blood

Baskets, making of, 456

Bathing, 126 et seq.

Bats, 137

Baynton, Wharton & Morgan, 306 et seq.

Beads, as ornaments, see Dress; as money, 178

Bear, oil, 4, 64, 101, 115, 129, 437; bacon, 446; hunting of, 330, 445; see Wild Animals, Hunting

Beavers, 139; see Wild Animals

Behring Strait, xxix

Bell, Lucian Burr, xix

Berries, 439; see Agriculture

Birds, worship of, 28; what considered unclean, 137; number of, 387; see name of species, i.e., Pigeons

Black drink, the, 25, 49, 104 et seq., 114, 177; see Medicine, Religious Rites

501Blood, refusal to eat, 140; crying blood, 155 et seq.; 346n; see War, Causes and Methods

Bone houses, 192 et seq.

Books, Indian criticism of, 465 et seq.

Boudinot, Elias, quoted, xxvii, 24n

Bows, making of, 456; use of, see War Methods

Boyd, Col. Wm. III, xvii; see Byrd

Bravery, on raids, 341n, 410 et seq.; of captives during torture, 419 et seq.

Brown, John, Indian trader, xvi, 394n

——, Thos., Indian trader, ix, 369n

Browne, Montfort, 314

Buckles, John, Indian trader, xvii, 393n, 402n

Buffalo, as object of worship, 27; hunted, see Hunting; 360; extinction of, 445; see Wild Animals, Food

Buildings, see Houses

Bull, Let. Gov., xvi, 234n, 272, 402n

Bulls, worshipped, 26

Button snake-root, 93, 106, 168, see Medicine

Buzzards, 137

Byington, Cyrus, Indian missionary, 74n

Byrd, Col. Wm. III, xvii, 267n

——, Wm. II, 9n, 20n

Campbell, James, Indian trader, 351n

——, John, Indian trader, x, 367n

Cannibalism, refuted, 141

Canoes, construction of, 291

Cape Fear R., 316

Captives, torture of, 154, 162 et seq.; female, 172 et seq.; transfer between tribes, 228n, 356; method of torture, 412, 417; bravery under torture, 419 et seq.

Carpets, making of, 453 et seq.

Catawba Indians, ix et seq.; 143; their country, 233; manner of living, 234; disposition, 235

502Catawba R., 233n

Catholics, see Roman Catholics

Cats, 138, 139; see Domestic Animals

Caution when on war path, 408 et seq.

Charity, Indian, 18, 462, 463n

Charms, see Religious Rites

Chattahooche R., 275

Cherokee Indians and country, see also Overhill Cherokees, ix et seq.; 2n, 18, 51, 81, 85, 143, 153, 194n, 234n; meaning of name, 237; their country, 237; number of warriors, 238; alliances with other tribes, activities with and against French and English, influence of Priber, their raids, etc., 252-273; see Indian Characteristics

Cherokee R., see Tennessee R.

Cherubimical figures, 30

Chester, John, Indian trader, 394n

Chinese, 13, 27

Chakchiuma Indians, 69n

Charles Town, viii, xiii, xxi, 204, 233, 247, 300, 365, 394

Chickamauga Indians, 272n

Chickasaw Bluffs, 2O3n, 235n, 381n

Chickasaw Indians and country, ix; friendship with Adair, x et seq.; 2n, 6, 54, 57, 81, 96, 173, 203n, 234n, 235n; horses, 340n; comments on, bravery, 341n; their country, 377 et seq.; number, 378; aid of English against French, 379 et seq.; bravery of, 383 et seq.; method of living, 390 et seq.; see Indian Characteristics

Chicken, Col. Geo., 243n, 369n

Chieftains, as head of government, 459; see War

Children, Indian, 4n, 10, 109, 123n; punished, 163 et seq.; naming of, 199 et seq.; 305, 443 et seq.

Chocktaw Indians and country, x et seq., 6, 9, 12, 54, 74n; their country and number, 302 et seq.; 503connections with French and English, raids, intrigues, etc., 305 et seq.; craftiness, 325 et seq.; religious rites, 325; hunting, 330 et seq.; alliance with English, 335 et seq.; civil war or “rebellion”, 355 et seq.; see Indian Characteristics

Chota, town, 85, 166n

Christianity, story of, 471

Circumcision, 143

Cities of refuge, 165 et seq.

Cleanliness, 131 et seq., see Religious Rites, Purification

Clothes, see Dress

Colbert, James, Chickasaw chief, 398n

Color, Indian, cause of, 1 et seq.

Congaree, town, ix, xvi, 133, 369

Cooking, see Food; 442, 446

Cooper, Joseph, Indian trader, 238n

Coosa R., 277n

Corn, see Agriculture; 437

Cosmetics, 129, 446

Cotton, see Agriculture; 437

Council house, see Houses, religious; 453

Counting, 79 et seq.

Court houses, 469

Courtonne, Jerome, Indian trader, 394n

Cox, Daniel, 329n

——, Doctor, of London, 329

Craghan, Geo., xxxiii, 398n

Creation, story of, 471 et seq.

Creek Indians and country, xv et seq., 81, 269n

Criticism by Adair, see Adair; of other historians, see Authors; of Catholics, see Roman Catholics

Crops, see Agriculture

Crows, 137, 183n, see Birds

Cumberland, Fort, 259n

—— R., 2n, 431n

Cuming, Sir Alexander, 32n, 86n, 177n

Currency, see Money

Cusa, town, 166n

Cusabo Indians, 367n

504Cussatah, town, 270n

Cusseena, see Black Drink

Customs, 430 et seq.

Dances, see Green Corn, Religious Rites, Love Feast, War, Peace, Sick

Dead, see Funeral Ceremonies; worshipped, 27; deemed unclean, 132

Deane, Anthony, Indian trader, 238n

Death, conception of, 35

Decorations, see Dress

Deer, grease in religious ceremonies, 64; sacrificed, 124, 145n; number, 445; skins, see Trade; as food, see Food, Hunting

Democracy, 460

Description of Indians, 5 et seq.; see Features, Appearance, Indian Characteristics

Deserters from ranks, 334, 409

Desmond, Earls of, vii

Devils, see Evil Spirits

Dinwiddie, Gov. Robert, xin, 85n, 259n

Diseases, 69, 137 et seq., 181 et seq.; small-pox, 214, 356, 364

Divorce, 145 et seq., 480; see Marital Customs

Doctors, Indian, 181 et seq., 470

Dog-ribbed Indians, 143n

Dogs, see Hunting, Domestic Animals

Doherty, C., Indian trader, xv

Domestic animals, 138, 241, 304, 385, 436, 445

Dougherty, Cornelius, 238n

Doves, 28; see Birds

Dowie, David, Indian trader, 238n

Dress, Indian, 7 et seq., 33 et seq.; of priests, 87 et seq.; during religious ceremonies, 102 et seq., 116; love feast, 119 et seq.; use of oil, 128; war, 167 et seq.; celebration of peace, 176 et seq.; ornaments, 178 et seq.; mourning, 196 et seq.; for receiving titles, 426 et seq.

505Drink, effect of, 6, 122 et seq., 315, 326

Drouth, cause of, 92 et seq.

Dry-scratching, 126

Duck, R., 433n

Dwarfs, 222n

Eagles, 28, 32, 137; see Birds

Eagle’s tails, 32, 176

Ears, in danger, 151n; mutilation of, 179

East Florida, 81, 385, 490, 493 et seq.

—— Tennessee, xx, 86n, 243n, 445n

Eclipse of moon, 68n

Elizabeth-Town, xxvii

Elliot, Rev. John, 97n

Elliott, ——, Indian trader, xii

Ellis, Gov. of Georgia, 272, 300, 400

Embalming, 192

English and Englishmen, x et seq., xvii et seq., 4n, 86n, 143, 161, 252n, 278 et seq., 308 et seq.; 379 et seq.; suggestions to by Adair, 481 et seq.

Escape, see Cities of Refuge

Eve, 13

Evil spirits, belief in, protection against, 38 et seq., 68 et seq., 184

Fasts, 99 et seq.; see Religious Rites

Feasts and Festivals, 99 et seq., 119 et seq.; see Religious Rites, Food

Features, Indian, 6 et seq., 305; see Flat-heads, Ears, Appearance

Fences, 436

Festivals, see Feasts

Fire, worship of, 24 et seq.; spirit of, 85, 92, 101 et seq.; making of, 111 et seq.; sacrifices offered to, 122; use in torture, 412 et seq.; respect for, 435

Fire-arms, see War Methods; 457

First-fruit offering, 106 et seq.

Fish and fishing, 17, 432

Fitzgerald, Gerald, vii

——, Other, vii

506Fitzgerald, Robert, vii

——, Thomas, vii

——, Walter, vii

Flat-heads, 10n, 305

Floods, belief as to cause, 92

Food, 17, 116 et seq.; what considered unclean, 136 et seq.; 437 et seq.; 446

Folsom, Israel, quoted, 24n

Fort Alabama, 253n, 271, 356

—— Cumberland, 259n

—— Loudoun, xv, 85n, 166, 257n, 259n, 269n, 290

—— Moore, xv

—— Prince George, xvi, 260, 265

—— Tombigbee, x, 284, 332, 356

—— Toulouse, 277n

Foster, Henry, Indian trader, xiii, 372

Fox, Col., Ind. Commissioner, 254n, 369

Fox Indians, 171n

Foxes, 139

Francis, James, Indian trader, xiii, 373n

Franks & Co., 306n

Frederica, Ga., 256

French and Frenchmen, x et seq., xvii et seq., 86n, 98, 160, 252, 277 et seq., 305 et seq., 379 et seq., 481 et seq.

French Broad R., 86n, 243n

Fruits, see Agriculture, Berries

Funeral Ceremonies, 19, 38, 61, 132, 136, 186 et seq.

Furs, in trade, see Trade; 394n

Gage, Gen., xxi et seq.

Galphin, Geo., xxxii; sketch of, 288n; 349n, 393

Gambling, 428 et seq.

Games, 120, 328, 428 et seq., 458

Garrisons, see Forts

Georgia, 48, 54n, 234n, 270, 300, 301, 393, 445n, 489

Georgiana, 385n, 484 et seq.

Gestures, use of in talking, see Orations; 83

Ginseng, 388 et seq.

Glen, Gov. James, association with Sphinx Co., x et seq.; bitterness of Adair towards, xi et seq.,507 85n, 235n, 258, 298n, 335n, 346n, 367n, 375

Goats, worship of, 26

Gods, Indian, 20 et seq.; conception of Divine Being, 34 et seq.

Gold, see Minerals

Golden-rod, 102n

Gordon, Lord Adam, 297n

Government, Indian, 459 et seq.

Grain, see Agriculture

Grant, Col. James, Indian trader, xii, xvii

——, Ludowick, 238n, 252n, 272

Great Mortar, Creek chief, xvii, 269 et seq., 278, 286, 396

Great Tellico, town, 252n, 257

Green Corn Dance, 50n, 80, 105

Greer, Andrew, 400n

——, Joseph, 400n

Grondel, Jean, 336n

Haig, George, Indian trader, ix, 369

Haines, Gregory, Indian trader, 238n

Hair, Indian, 7 et seq.; use of oil on, 128

Hawks, 137; see Birds

Head-dress, see Dress

Heads, flattening of, 9 et seq.

Health of Indians, 240

Herbs, see Medicine; 186n

Historians, see Authors

Hiwassee R., xviii, xx

Hogs, 17, 139, 436; see Domestic Animals

Holston R., 392

Holy Vessels, 84, 106 et seq.; see Religious Rites

Honesty of Indians, 5

Horse-flesh, as food, 140, 142

Horses, 242, 340n, 436, 457 et seq.

Hospitality, 18 et seq., 64; see Charity

Hot-houses, 443 et seq., 450

Houses, religious, 84 et seq., 104, 118 et seq.; dwelling, 435, 443 et seq.; building of, 448 et seq.; furnishings of, 452; council houses, 453

Human Sacrifices, 125

508Hunting, 251, 304, 330, 387

Hutchins, Capt. Thomas, 402n

Idols, worship of refuted, 20 et seq., 119

Illinois Country, 173n, 399

—— Indians, 2n

—— R., 484n

Imitation of wild life, see Mimicking

Implements, see Tools

Incense, 183

Indians, see name of tribe, i.e., Cherokees

Indian Customs and Characteristics, see Color, Dress, Appearance, Features, Vanity, Secrecy, Dances, Food, Medicine, Houses, Marriages, Funerals, Wars, Agriculture, Industry, Weaving, Hunting, Fishing, Religious Rites, Traditions, Doctors, Medicines, Mounds, Games, Government, Penalties and Punishments, etc.

Indians, origin of, xxix, 3, 13; their movement from West, 203 et seq.; comparison with Mexicans and South Americans, 205 et seq.; arguments on descent from Jews, see Table of Contents

Industry, see Agriculture; 304, 390d; fishing, 432 et seq.; axes, making of, 434; use of mortars, 447; building, 448 et seq.; weaving, 453 et seq.; pipe making, 455 et seq.; basket making, 456 et seq.; pottery, 456; saddle making, 457

Infants, see Children

Insects, 137, 489

Iron, see Minerals

Jackson, Andrew, quoted, 384n

Jefferson, Thomas, 276n

Jewels, from serpent, 92, 179; see Dress

Jews, ancestors of Indians, xxix; arguments on descent of Indians from, see Table of Contents

509Johnson, Nathaniel, quoted, 402n

——, Sir William, xviii et seq.; xxi et seq.; xxxiiin, 55n, 207n, 399

Johnstone, George, 307n, 311 et seq.; 357n, 395

Kanootare, town, ix

Kaskaskia Indians, 399n

Kickapoo Indians, 171n

Kilgore, Jennie, xix

Kingsborough, Lord Viscount, xxix

Koasati Indians, 285n

Koosah R., 275, 374

——, town, 303

Kanuga, the, 126n

Lands, Indian, cultivation of, see Agriculture; description of, 233, 238, 274, 304, 329, 377 et seq.; 384, 440, 491

Languages, comparison with Hebrew, 41 et seq.

Laurens, Henry, 34n, 288n

Laws, Indians, 460 et seq; English criticism of, 465 et seq.

Lawyers, conception of, 467

Legislators, criticism of, 466

Lightning, 91

Lions, 33

Liquor, see Drink

Little Carpenter, see Attakullakulla

Little Tennessee R., ix, 85n

Livingston, Gov. Wm., xxvii

Load-stones, see Minerals

Long, Alexander, 238n

London, England, xxi et seq.

Loudoun, Fort, xv, 85n, 166, 257n, 259n, 269n, 290

Love, or renewal of friendship feast, 119 et seq.

Lower Tennessee, xviii, xx

Lyman, Phineas, 484n

Lyttleton, Gov. Wm. Henry, xv, 258n, 263

McCully, Richard, 394n

McGillivray, Alexander, 289n

——, Lachlan, Indian trader, xin, xxxiii; 510sketch of, 288n, 299, 393

McIntosh, Alexander, Indian trader, xviii

McMullian, William, Indian trader, 294n

McNaire, Charles, Indian trader, xi et seq., 346n

Maize, see Corn

Manufacturing, see Industry

Marital virtue, 85, 90, 93, 113 et seq., 145 et seq.

Marriage customs and ceremonies, see Divorce; 28, 129 et seq., 133, 145 et seq.; before war, 171 et seq.; after death of husband, 196 et seq.; widow marrying brother of husband, 198 et seq.; divorce, 480

Martin, Elizabeth, xix

——, Gen. Joseph, xix

Massac Trace, xx

Mayes, Joel Bryan, Cherokee chief, xix

Meat, see Food; used in sacrifice, 121 et seq.; purification of, 123

Medicine, 93, 131, 181 et seq.; herbs used as, 186n, 246, 364, 388, 470

Melons, see Agriculture, 438

Memphis, 203n, 381n, see Chickasaw Bluffs#

Menstrual lodges, 129 et seq.

Mills, see Mortars

Mimicking wild life, 330 et seq., 413

Minerals, 248 et seq.

Minggo Pushkush, brother of Red Shoes, 354 et seq.

Missionaries, 390 et seq., 444

Mississippi R., x et seq., 166, 203 et seq., 238, 270, 329, 385 et seq.; 393, 484n, 493 et seq.

—— Country and Valley, x et seq., xx, 119n, 141n, 379n, 386n, 484n, 494 et seq.

Mobile, town, xvii, 237, 275, 303, 308, 331, 363, 385, 395, 488

—— R., 303, 363, 493

Moles, 139

Money, 178; see Trade

511Montgomery, Col. Archibald, xv, 267n, 272

Monuments to dead, 193 et seq.

Moon, eclipse of, 68n

Moore, Fort, xv

——, Sir Henry, xxiii et seq.

Mordecai, Abram, 50n

Murder, 154 et seq., 423n, 470

Music, see Songs

Musical instruments, 116

Muskogee Indians and country, 25 et seq., 54n, 57, 81; their country, numbers, etc., 274 et seq.; ability as warriors, 276; alliance with French, 277 et seq.; raids, 279-302

Myths, see Traditions

Nachee, town, 343

Names, how selected, 199 et seq.

Nani Waya, town, 355

Natchez Indians, 83n, 183n, 203, 204, 379

—— Trail, xx

New Orleans, 255, 307, 329, 380, 385, 392, 445n

New York, xxiv et seq.

Ninety-Six, town, xv, 133, 176n, 259, 270, 371

North Carolina, ix, 243n, 260, 386, 445n, 493

—— Mississippi, 484n; see Mississippi Valley

Numbering, 79 et seq.

Nuts, 386 et seq., 439, 447

Ogilvie, Rev. John, xxiii, 55n, 207n

Ohio Country, 2n, 170n, 484n et seq.

Oil, use in Religious ceremonies, 128; in dress, see Dress; in cooking, see Food

Okmulge, town, 39

Okmulgee Indians, 39n

Old age, respect for, 85

Old Hop, Cherokee chief, 85

Opossum, 17

Orators and orations, Indian, 12, 35, 66; use of gestures, 83; before war, 168; in argument, 460

512Origin of Indians, see Indians, Origin

Ornaments, see Dress

Overhill Cherokees, 2n, 171n, 269n, 270; see Cherokees

Ostenaco, Cherokee chief, 171n

Owls, 137

Panthers, 33, 139; see Wild Animals

Patriotism, 406 et seq.

Paya Mattaha, Chickasaw chief, 357n

Peace, making of, 63, 176 et seq.; love of, see War Causes

Penalties and Punishments, for failure of priest to make rain, 89 et seq.; for sexual intercourse during purification feasts, 115, 125; failing to bathe, 126; failure to observe marriage vows, 145 et seq.; murder, 154 et seq.; for petty crimes, 470

Penn, William, 225n:

Pensacola, Fla., 282, 311, 385, 488

Philadelphia, xxv et seq.

Physicians, see Doctors

Pigeons, 28, 445; see Birds

Pinckney, Wm., Indian Commissioner, xiii

Piomingo, Chickasaw chief, 173n

Pipes, use in ceremonies, see Peace, Religious Rites; making of, 455 et seq.

Poetry, Indian, 64

Pollutions, see Religious Rites

Pompions, see Agriculture; 438

Potatoes, see Agriculture; 439

Pottery, 456

Precious stones, see Minerals

Presents, see Trade and Traders, Peace, etc.

Priber, Christian, Indian trader, ix, xx; sketch of, 252n

Priests, 83 et seq.; dress of, 87 et seq.; support of, 94 et seq.; purification, 109 et seq.; war ceremonies, 167 et seq.; see Dress, Rain, Peace, War, Sick, Religious Rites, etc.

Prince George, Fort, xvi, 260, 265

513Prophets, see Priests

Punishments, see Penalties

Purification, see Religious Rites

Pursuit, see Tracking

Quapaw Indians, 344n

Raids, see War, names of individual tribes

Rain, making of by priests, 89 et seq.

Razors, Indian, 7

Red Captain, Choctaw chief, 312F et seq.

Redeeming blood, see Blood

Red Shoes, Choctaw chief, x et seq., 12, 317, sketch of, 335n, 351n; killed, 352

Religious Rites, 20 et seq., 32 et seq., 38 et seq., 49, 51, 64; priests, 83 et seq., 87 et seq.; pollutions, 90, 99 et seq.; annual expiation of sins, 105 et seq.; purification by water, 117 et seq., 126 et seq.; sacrifices, 121 et seq.; uncleanness, 129, of food, 136 et seq.; marriage and divorce, 145 et seq.; preparation for war, 167 et seq.; celebration of peace, 176 et seq.; curing sick, 181 et seq.; mourning for dead, 195 et seq., 244; after war, 416, 425 et seq.; before games, 430

Revenge, see Blood

Rivers, see Lands; method of crossing, 291

Roche, Matthew, Indian trader, xi et seq., 289n

Rogers, Maj. Robert, 402n, 447n

Roman Catholics, xxi, 45; Adair’s hatred of, 86, 86n, 160, 183n, 213n; his description of, 477 et seq.

Ross, John, Indian trader, 279n

Sacrifices, see Religious Rites

Saddles, making of, 457

Salt, 115; how obtained, 122

Saluda, town, xiii, xvi

Saponi Indians, 67n

Sauk Indians, 171n

514Savannah, Ga., 247, 393

—— R., ix, xvi, 2n, 54n, 234n, 238, 365

Scalping, 260, 290, 318, 362; how done, 416

Scioto R., 2n

Sealey, Benj., Indian trader, 394n

Seasons, the, 77 et seq.

Secrecy of Indians, xxxv, 92

Serpents, jewels from, 92

Settlements advocated by Adair, 483 et seq.

Sevier’s Island, 86n

Shartee, Peter, Indian trader, 4n

Shaving, Indian, 7

Shawano Indians, their color, 3; 4n, 269

Shawnee Indians and county, history of, 2n, 4n, 297n

Sheep, worship of, 26

Sick, treatment of, 109, 114, 131, 135, 181 et seq.; 244, 383, 470; see Wounded

Silver, see Minerals

Silver Bluff, town, 371, 393

Skin-scratching, 126

Smith, Augustine, Indian trader, 394n

——, John, Indian trader, 394n

Snakes and snake-bite, 247, 250, 291; see Serpents

Songs, see Religious Rites; 102 et seq., 172; for curing sick, 181 et seq.; funeral, 190

South Carolina, xvi, 86, 133, 143, 157, 234, 252n, 260 et seq., 270, 493

Spain, 285, 333, 365, 386n, 392, 490 et seq.

Spanish historians, criticism of, 205 et seq.

Speaking, manner of, see Orations

Spears, used in fishing, 433n

Speed of Indians, 341, 424

Sphynx Co., xi et seq., 346, 365

Spices, see Cooking, Herbs, Agriculture

Starr, Emmett, quoted, xviii, xix

St. Augustine, 488

Stone, heaps, see Monuments; precious, see Minerals; holy, 92

515Strength and stamina of Indians, 5 et seq., 422, 424, see Games

Stroud cloth, 9

Stuart, Charles, 318, 398n

——, Capt. John, 290, 318, 357n, 398n

Suggestions by Adair, see Adair

Suicide, 155, 246

Sun, Indian conception of, 21 et seq., in eclipse, 68n

Sycamore Shoals, 86n

Tallapoosa, R., 277n

Tanner, John, Indian trader, 394n

Tattooing, 417

Tea, 388, 493

Tecumseh, Shawnee chief, 188n

Temples, see Houses, religious

Tennessee, see West, East, Lower

Tennessee R., xx, 237n, 285n, 288n, 398n, 431n, 494n

Ten Tribes of Israel, xxix; arguments on descent of Indians from, see Table of Contents

Thunder, 68

Time, method of counting, 77 et seq., 105

Tithing, 94 et seq.

Titles, see War, Names, Warriors; 459n, 465

Tobacco, see Agriculture; 93, 106, 486

Tombigbee, Fort, x, 284, 332, 356

Tomohawks, see War Methods

Toogalo, town, 82

Tools, 434

Torture, see Captives

Toulouse, Fort, 277n

Town houses, see Houses, religious; 453

Towns, Indian, description of, 238, 302, 378 et seq., 442 et seq.; independence of, 460

Tracking, 6, 150, 158, 330, 340 et seq.

Trade and Traders, ix, 96 et seq., 151n, 241, 279, et seq., 305 et seq., 346, 393 et seq.; named, 394n; discussed, 443 et seq; possibilities and worth to England, 481 et seq.

Traditions, 18, 27, 38 et seq., 58, 68, 84, 89 et seq., 92, 121, 126, 136 et seq., 139, 144, 145 et seq., 167 et seq., 203 et seq., 244, 250, 291, 446n, 452

516Treaties, see Peace, making of; Shelby-Jackson, Coffee-Colbert, 384n

Trees, 242, 250, 304, 386; felling of, 435

Tribes, comparison with Jewish tribes, 16 et seq.

Trickery, 347n

Turkeys, 387, 445

Underwood, Francis, Indian trader, 394n

Ustitlu legend, 250n

Vanity, Indian, 1 et seq.

Vegetables, see Agriculture

Vessels, see Holy Vessels

Virginia, 67, 234n, 260, 486

—— Troops, xvii, 267n

Visitors, reception of by Indians, 63, 177 et seq., see Hospitality

Wachowee, town, xx

Walker, Felix, quoted, 86n

Wampum, as money, 179

War, preparation for, 108; customs, 155 et seq.; purification and fasting before, 167 et seq.; celebration after, 172 et seq.; war poles, 196n, 203n; Cherokee wars, 252 et seq.; Muskogee, 278 et seq.; Choctaw, 312 et seq., 333 et seq., 368 et seq.; Chickasaw, 379 et seq.; titles, 406 et seq.;

methods of waging, 407 et seq.; fate of chief if defeated, 416

Ward, Nancy, xx

Warriors, see War; titles, how earned, 406, presentation of, 426 et seq.

Washington, George, 259n

Watauga R., 392n

Weapons, see War Methods

Weaving, 452 et seq.

Wedderburn, Lt. Col., 395n

Welch, Thomas, Indian trader, 394n

517Wesley, Rev. John, 21n

West Florida, xviii, 49, 81, 119n, 141n, 209, 210, 284, 307, 385, 489, 490, 493, et seq.

—— Tennessee, xx, 445n, 484n; see Chickasaw Bluffs

White people, Indian conception of, 35 et seq., 97, 115, 140, 462 et seq.

Widows, see Women, Mourning, Funeral Ceremonies, Marital and Marriage Customs, etc.

Wiggan, Eleazor, 53n, 238n

Wild Animals, 137, 387; see name of animal

Williamson, Hugh, 340n

Witnesses, swearing of, 51

Wolf King, Muskogee chief, 297

—— R., 484n

Wolves, 139; see Wild Animals

Women, Indian, 6, 38 et seq., 94, 102, 109, et seq.; excluded from temples, 127; when considered unclean, 129 et seq.; marriage and divorce, 145 et seq.; celebrating victory, 174 et seq.; after death of husbands, 195 et seq., 371; as torturers of captives, 418; guarding crops, 438; beauty of, 447; see Industry, Dress, Features, Traditions, etc.

Wood, Col. Abraham, 329n

——, Joseph, 349n

Worship, see Religious Rites, Traditions, Angels, Evil Spirits, etc.

Wounded, care of, see Sick; 131, 383

Wright, John, 454

Writers, see Authors

Yadkin R., 316

Yawasee War, 39n

Young, Judge Samuel Martin, quoted, xixn

Transcriber’s Note

The punctuation in the Index is not entirely consistent, and has been corrected. Here are some other issues with the Index:

The entry for John Elliott refers to a note on p. 97. The relevant reference is note 97 on p. 223.

The entry for William McMullian mistakenly refers to a note on p. 294, which appears on p. 394.

There is no mention of Henry Laurens on p. 34.

Although there is a cross-reference to ‘Mounds’, there is no such topic there;

and likewise for ‘Mourning’.

Incorrect references are given as printed, but the navigational links will bring the reader to the correct place.

The editor of this volume indicated that he took care to reproduce Adair’s “punctuation, spelling and capitalization”, an injunction honored here. We assume that his edition was performed accurately, though several apparent lapses have been corrected after consultation with Adair’s original 1775 text. The long ‘ſ’ of the original was printed as a standard ‘s’, but one instance was missed (‘enfeſtment’ on p. viii.).

The editor’s own notes (c. 1930) have been, on rare occasions, subject to correction where those errors have been deemed most likely to be the printer’s. All substantive corrections are noted below. The references are to the page and line in the original, or if in a footnote, the page, note and line.

viii.8 to order his enfe[f/s]tment Replaced

xxx.22 Sud-und Nord-Karolina [a/u]nd Virginien Replaced.

4.III.5 a large body of the [C/S]hawano Replaced.

5.37 from their christian neigh[b]ours Inserted.

25.13 When I pas[s/t] that way Replaced.

43.5 “Tahre lakkana[”] Added.

47.30 “The fat of the corn.[”] Added.

48.5 in forming [איש] and אישא Rotated.

71.6 In like man[n]er Inserted.

76.41 “If I ate, I should be fully satisfied.[”] Added.

77.23 “strait, even, or right;[”] Added.

78.30 Here I can[n]ot forbear remarking Added.

114.28 and other bitter deco[c]tions> Added.

137.2 Ahiskola Awa, Ooka Ho[m/o]meh Ishto Replaced.

159.13 they observe that Mos[ia/ai]c precept Transposed.

159.16 the Jewish pri[e]sts Inserted.

159.31 The Muskoh[o]ge Removed.

201.19 “the hair of one’s head,[”] Added.

229.3 The fo[il/li]age of which is always green Transposed.

251.4 as the Egypti[o/a]ns did Replaced.

298.24 were great lose[r]s in the war Inserted.

324.40 conven[ei/ie]nt convenient Transposed.

363.16 they were or[i]ginally endued Inserted.

396.37 di[ff/ss]idents Long ſ misread.