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;
- 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;
- Ambuscades, see War Methods
- America, its possibilities and worth to England, 481 et seq.
- Andrews, Thos., 394n
- Angels, belief in, 38 et seq., 122;
- 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.
- Arguments on descent of Indians from Jews, see Table of Contents
- Ark, Holy, description of, 124;
- Arrows, making of, 456 et seq.;
- 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;
- Bear, oil, 4, 64, 101, 115, 129, 437;
- bacon, 446;
- hunting of, 330, 445;
- see Wild Animals, Hunting
- Beavers, 139;
- Behring Strait, xxix
- Bell, Lucian Burr, xix
- Berries, 439;
- 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;
- Blood, refusal to eat, 140;
- Bone houses, 192 et seq.
- Books, Indian criticism of, 465 et seq.
- Boudinot, Elias, quoted, xxvii, 24n
- Bows, making of, 456;
- Boyd, Col. Wm. III, xvii;
- 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;
- 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
- Catawba R., 233n
- Catholics, see Roman Catholics
- Cats, 138, 139;
- 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;
- 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.;
- connections 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.,
- 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;
- 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
- Cussatah, 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;
- Democracy, 460
- Description of Indians, 5 et seq.;
- 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.;
- Divorce, 145 et seq., 480;
- 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;
- 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.
- Drink, 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;
- Eagle’s tails, 32, 176
- Ears, in danger, 151n;
- 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.;
- Feasts and Festivals, 99 et seq., 119 et seq.;
- Features, Indian, 6 et seq., 305;
- 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
- Fitzgerald, 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;
- 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.;
- 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.;
- Hawks, 137;
- 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;
- Holston R., 392
- Holy Vessels, 84, 106 et seq.;
- Honesty of Indians, 5
- Horse-flesh, as food, 140, 142
- Horses, 242, 340n, 436, 457 et seq.
- Hospitality, 18 et seq., 64;
- 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
- Hunting, 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;
- Jews, ancestors of Indians, xxix;
- Johnson, 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;
- 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;
- 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.;
- 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;
- Montgomery, 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;
- 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;
- 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
- Origin of Indians, see Indians, Origin
- Ornaments, see Dress
- Overhill Cherokees, 2n, 171n, 269n, 270;
- Ostenaco, Cherokee chief, 171n
- Owls, 137
- Panthers, 33, 139;
- Patriotism, 406 et seq.
- Paya Mattaha, Chickasaw chief, 357n
- Peace, making of, 63, 176 et seq.;
- 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;
- Pinckney, Wm., Indian Commissioner, xiii
- Piomingo, Chickasaw chief, 173n
- Pipes, use in ceremonies, see Peace, Religious Rites;
- 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;
- 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
- Prophets, see Priests
- Punishments, see Penalties
- Purification, see Religious Rites
- Pursuit, see Tracking
- 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,
- 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,
- 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;
- Roche, Matthew, Indian trader, xi et seq., 289n
- Rogers, Maj. Robert, 402n, 447n
- Roman Catholics, xxi, 45;
- Ross, John, Indian trader, 279n
- Sacrifices, see Religious Rites
- Saddles, making of, 457
- Salt, 115;
- Saluda, town, xiii, xvi
- Saponi Indians, 67n
- Sauk Indians, 171n
- Savannah, Ga., 247, 393
- —— R., ix, xvi, 2n, 54n, 234n, 238, 365
- Scalping, 260, 290, 318, 362;
- 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;
- 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;
- 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
- Strength and stamina of Indians, 5 et seq., 422, 424,
- 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.,
- 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.;
- 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
- Treaties, see Peace, making of;
- Shelby-Jackson, Coffee-Colbert, 384n
- Trees, 242, 250, 304, 386;
- 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.,
- 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
- Wesley, Rev. John, 21n
- West Florida, xviii, 49, 81, 119n, 141n, 209, 210, 284, 307, 385, 489, 490, 493, et seq.
- —— Tennessee, xx, 445n, 484n;
- 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;
- Williamson, Hugh, 340n
- Witnesses, swearing of, 51
- Wolf King, Muskogee chief, 297
- —— R., 484n
- Wolves, 139;
- 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