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Sir I know you MEAN WELL when you wrote your disclaimer about James Fenimore Cooper. However you are "In my humble opinion" going from BAD to worse. This is No fault of your own.

Its bad historical record Keeping at fault here.

I hope to correct the problems cause by my distant Relatives James Fenimore Cooper and Rev. J C who caused all of these problems so many years ago.

Your apoligy of sort compounds the problems of Never actually getting the Natives right. It never ENDS because the natives were Evolving along politcal and religious lines apart Anglo Society around them (US).

Here is what I wish you to correct in your disclaimer.

One the Stockbridge Munsee are NOT the only group that can clain to be decendents of the Mohecans. (Using the model of Muhhekan as being Hudson Valley in origin). There are as well the Munsee-Delaware tribe of Canada that share the same ancestry as the Stockbridge Munsee in America. Their Cheif is Mark Peters mpeters@munsee.on.ca

There are the "Native Mohegan" Groups that are decendents of the families grouped around Brotherstown Indians and their European/Native decendents. These natives are part of the Extended Mohegan nation that encompased Montuk, Pequoit and other native tribes under their umberella in the era dominated by the Famous Dr. Wheelock and Samson Occom. http://members.aol.com/moheganeak/ Like Myself the Ethnic diversity of the "Indian"nations was great and I can find Many such connections between European African and Native groups that span across many tribes and nations.
A simple study of the genealogy of the surname Sprague and Spragge and Spragg will surprise you. It runs a gambutt of Rhode Island Govenors to Casino and Reserve Living Natives across two nations.

Mingo\Wyondott you should have linked this tribal grouping to the Western Stockbridge nations in order to give your readers some clue that you are talking about the Historical Huron. I somehow doubt the relations were really good with the French allies and the Lene Lanape (De La Ware) after the French conversion to Catholisism. It was theDeLaware that Captured Hendriks Grandfather and traded him to the Mohecan who sent him to New France where he became a translator and sort of Diplomat to the Native nations. A comentary about the Mohecan can be found at the NEXT link about the French-Indian opinion's of the Loup or Wolf people (Mohegan).

Here is a LINK to native Mohecan Ranger Companies that accompanied Robert Rogers to Lousibourg.
http://www3.sympatico.ca/dis.general/rangers.htm

Here is the link that shows that its the Queens (Roberts) Rangers that wiped out the Mohecans (Stockbridge) indians in the American Revolution.
http://americanrevolution.org/ind3.html

(My wife family are related to the Rogers sadley enough. )

Here is a Link to the Families we married into (Sir William Johnson's in laws and Butlers Rangers)
http://www.iaw.on.ca/~awoolley/brang/brang.html

and conclude that may Mohegan\Mohecan\Stockbridge\Munsee are now part of the 6 Nations Indians as Hendrick became or Mainsteam Anglo American Culture as I am today.

Furthermore If I have your attention after ALL of THIS...
About James Fenimore Cooper.

THE FINAL say about about his works...
READ THIS...

http://webserver1.oneonta.edu/external/cooper/articles/ala/1993ala-madison.html

Who was the person that FED James Fenimore Cooper vital Native Names and Information?
People who were Native, REAL and Factual .
The mysterious Reverend J C who is hiding his real identity, who is related to J F Cooper!

Ask me and I will tell you what I know.

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This website was designed by someone colourblind.Good grief.

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It was my intention to bid on "Killdeer". However the way I understand it, if there is a bid on the entire lot then all bids on individual items are pointless. If this is not the case please notify me A.S.P.
In addition, I find your methods strange at the very least. It has been my experience that it is one way or the other, sold as a collection or as individual pieces. I also find it odd that you are selling a knife and sheath, or powder horn and strap, as individual pieces. Come on now! Not only would it take a fool to purchase a knife without the sheath, but it would take a stoned idiot to buy just the sheath. This is gouging. Why not sell the barrel and lock from Killdeer to me and the stock to someone else.
At any rate, if all individual piece bids are not made moot by your "reported" bid for the entire collection, let me know and I'll make a reasonable bid for a rifle in God knows what condition, so you can go to your gathering and use my bid as leverage on someone who can see what he's buying.

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All in a week's work! I was going to include my replies, but then this would've gotten really long!

Blast From the Past: [Through] The Eyes of Soldier #1

I am going to post some thoughts on the Gathering, but rather than do it here, I will move over to the Gathering forum - presently in danger of a hijacking! - and do it there under "Getting to know you." [Use drop-down menu - below right - to "jump over!]

Have a great weekend!

Rich
Mohican Press

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He certainly has an idiosyncratic way of expressing himself.

Funny thing is, I think I almost understand much of what he is talking about.

But I wouldn't want to have to explain it. At least not this late at night.

At least now I have a notion of to what "Reverend J.C." refers. The Wept of Wish-ton-Wish is dedicated to the anonymous "The Rev. J.R.C. of Br---, Pennsylvania".

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June 9, 2002
Mohicanland Command Post

Good morning, Ladies & Gentlemen!

It's been a week to remember, for me; largely because of personal "issues." Anyway, I had the week off and used most of it to "tinker" with the Mohican Board.

Mohican Board Upgrades & Add-Ons:

• Added and/or changed links to top of board
• Added date & time
• Set-up site navigation links at bottom of the board
• Installed "Advanced Color Control" which allowed me to insert the old background, rather than a solid colr
• Ammended javascript to appease, a little, users of Netscape 4
• Added music back in
• Add FAQ editor ... which I have used to edit! Read 'em!
• Installed the"Active Users" modification (see FAQs) - boy, this would have been most useful during the Eric Schweig/Lizzie wars back in '99. Raise your hand if you remember this!
• Added a Smiley Manager, to add smiles
• Added a Hot Key editor - allows those of you familiar with html to add up to three functions to the Forum Code - on your system
• Fixed security holes by upgrading
• Added a Chat Room

There's a whole lot more available with these MODS [modifications] ... trouble is, they are scripted by a variety of sources and sometimes are quite difficult for a lame-brain in ASP, like me, to install. One I am working on is an Events Calendar. I almost had it yesterday, but not quite, so I removed it and am waiting on HELP! It is what it sounds like ... pretty neat, though, in that you, the "members," can add to it - making this all the more a Bulletin Board!

What's New: Ah, that Tim Cordell has been in to it again, the wiley wascal! Two things from the FWH interpreter:

From The Ramparts ... Eighth Dispatch ... a "virtual" tour of the interior of Fort William Henry

Tim Cordell Art Gallery ... Some samples of this man's work

Thank you, Tim, for your continuing contributions to enhancing this web site!

From the Mailbag: Here's a sampling of the range of questions & comments we receive over the course of any given week:

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hello!! I would really like to have some information about Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse from "Dances with horses" and "The broken chain". I think he is an amazing actor and I would like to write him a letter and tell him that...do you know how I could get his address? Thank you

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Hi there, I belong to a Miami Vice fan site and we are trying to send a petition to Michael Mann. Do you know of any way we can do that directly? If not, do you recommend this open letter format? Did he respond to you?

Thanks for the help.

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To be continued ... below ...

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