Canonicus
Americannoun
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One Indian chief, named Canonicus, sent them a bundle of arrows with a snake's skin tied round it.
From The Story of Our Country Every Child Can Read by Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman
They immediately ceased all hostile demonstrations, and Canonicus remained after this, until his death, apparently a firm friend of the English.
From King Philip Makers of History by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)
Canonicus, it is said, was greatly affected by the death of his nephew, in whom he always had the utmost confidence, and regarded him with the fondness of a father.
From Curiosities of History Boston, September Seventeenth, 1630-1880 by Wheildon, William W.
Canonicus, chief of the Narragansetts, sent to Plymouth an insolent greeting in the form of a number of arrows tied with a snake's skin.
From American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History by Gordy, Wilbur Fisk
They tried to persuade the Narragansetts to join them, but Roger Williams, who lived among them, persuaded Canonicus, their chief, to refuse.
From The Greater Republic A History of the United States by Morris, Charles
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