wampums

Indian girls, half hid among the whortleberry bushes growing luxuriantly around the smaller wigwams of the camp, were dividing their attention between the stately captives and weaving the gaudy wampums to be bestowed, with the shy little weavers themselves, upon such young braves as should be deemed worthy by the great council.

Birch Bark Legends of Niagara Owahyah

Washington met the Indians whom the French had tried hard to win over to their side, and by the most skilful diplomacy induced the chiefs to send back the wampums which the French had given them as tokens of alliance.

Historic Boyhoods Rupert Sargent Holland 1915

These wampums are properly made of the purple parts of the shells, which the Indians value more than the white parts.

Camps and Firesides of the Revolution 1902

In brief, make a perfect peace between us, O friend, and man of peace; and let the wampums be all wrapped up, and especially the tomahawks entirely buried, and the thing end forever!

The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol II Carlyle, Thomas 1883

The Council looked at the wampums with intense interest, well knowing the important part these Indians were capable of assuming in the war with England.

The Golden Dog William Kirby 1861

I concealed all alarm in my demeanor, and reaching back as I sat to a tobacco keg, I broke off twelve plugs, and took out of a box six wampums, which are strings of long beads, variously colored, and greatly prized by the Indians.

Three Years Among the Indians and Mexicans 1846

In brief, make a perfect peace between us, O friend, and man of peace; and let the wampums be all wrapped up, and especially the tomahawks entirely buried, and the thing end forever!

The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol II. Thomas Carlyle 1838

These wampums are properly made of the purple part of the shells, which the Indians value more than the white parts.

The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) George Warburton 1836

The half-king then rose and spoke in behalf of the tribes, assuring him that they considered the English and themselves brothers, and one people; and that they intended to return the French the "speech-belts," or wampums, which the latter had sent them.

Life of George Washington — Volume 01 Washington Irving 1821

“I endeavour’d all in my power to frustrate their schemes, & hurry them on to execute their intended design,” meaning the return of the wampums.

George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011