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- noun Plural form of
Wyandot .
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Sketch of the Tionontates or Dinondadies now called Wyandots in
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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Next to the Wyandots were the Illinois, who lived in the valley of the
The Riflemen of the Ohio A Story of the Early Days along "The Beautiful River" 1890
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The Wyandots were the bravest of all the Indian tribes, the most dangerous in battle, and the most merciful in victory, rarely torturing their prisoners; the backwoodsmen respected them for their prowess more than they did any other tribe, and, if captured, esteemed themselves fortunate to fall into Wyandot hands.
The Winning of the West, Volume 2 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783 Theodore Roosevelt 1888
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But though the Wabash Indians in answering spake them fair, they had no wish to go to peace; and the Wyandots were the only tribes who strove earnestly to prevent war.
The Winning of the West, Volume 3 The Founding of the Trans-Alleghany Commonwealths, 1784-1790 Theodore Roosevelt 1888
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You all know the Wyandots are our uncles, and the Delawares our grandfathers, and that the Shawanoes are the elder brothers of the other nations present.
Life of Tecumseh and of His Brother the Prophet Drake, Benjamin, 1794-1841 1841
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You all know the Wyandots are our uncles, and the Delawares our grandfathers, and that the Shawanoes are the elder brothers of the other nations present.
Life of Tecumseh, and of His Brother the Prophet With a Historical Sketch of the Shawanoe Indians Benjamin Drake 1817
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"It is worthy of remark, that the Wyandots are the only part of the
The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) George Warburton 1836
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There were a few Mingos and Delawares, more Shawnees, but most were northerners: Ottawas, Mississaugas, Wyandots.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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Memeskia rose and told the Ottawas to take this message to their French master: “Fathers, we have made a road to the sun-rising, and have been taken by the hand by our brothers the English, the Six Nations, the Delawares, Shawnees, and Wyandots . . . and as you threaten us with war in the spring, we tell you that we are ready to receive you.”
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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There were a few Mingos and Delawares, more Shawnees, but most were northerners: Ottawas, Mississaugas, Wyandots.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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