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Title
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William Hillhouse's Report on the Funeral of Ben Uncas III
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Creator
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Hillhouse, William (Author)
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Physical Description
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Report
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Type of Resource
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text
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Collection
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Yale Indian Papers Project
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Language
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English
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Rights
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Digcoll
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digcoll:2853
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Funding Source
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National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
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Other Dates
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May 15, 1769 (Mentioned)
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Original Repository
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Connecticut State Library
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Tribe
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Mohegan; Narragansett; Niantic, Eastern; Niantic, Western; Pequot, Eastern; Pequot, Western; Unknown
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Associated Names
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Adams, Pygan (Mentioned within document); Connecticut General Assembly (Recipient); Cooper, John (Mohegan) (Mentioned within document); Jewett, David, 1714-1783 (Mentioned within document); Mason, John, 1743- (Mentioned within document); Occom, Samson, 1723-1792 (Mentioned within document); Saltonstall, Gurdon, Jr. (1708-1785) (Mentioned within document); Uncas, Benjamin, -1769 (Mentioned within document); Uncas, John, chief of the Mohegans, et al. (Mentioned within document); Wyacks, Jo (Mentioned within document)
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Date Created
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May 17, 1769
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Date
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May 17, 1769
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Topics
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Abstract Ideas -- Distrust; Abstract Ideas -- Freedom; Abstract Ideas -- Friend Indians; Abstract Ideas -- Jealousy; Abstract Ideas -- Paternalism; Abstract Ideas -- Peace & Friendship; Culture -- Burials; Culture -- Disputes; Culture -- Family -- Marriages; Culture -- Funerals; Culture -- Leadership -- Sachems; Culture -- Rites/Ceremonies -- Death; Disease/Illness -- Deaths; Government -- Colonial -- Colony of Connecticut -- General Assembly; Government -- Tribal -- Mohegan -- Mason Faction -- Sachems/Sagamores -- John Uncas (1736-c.1769); Government -- Tribal -- Mohegan -- Pro-Government Faction -- Sachems/Sagamores -- Ben Uncas III (1746-1769); Land -- Complaints; Land -- Reservation/Reserve -- Mohegan; Law -- Legislative Process -- Reports -- Accepted; Relations -- Colonial Affairs; Relations -- Inter-Tribal Affairs; Relations -- Tribal Affairs; Religion/Beliefs -- Christianity -- Sermons; Repository -- Connecticut State Library; Tribes/Communities -- Mohegan; Tribes/Communities -- Narragansett; Tribes/Communities -- Niantic -- Eastern; Tribes/Communities -- Niantic -- Western; Tribes/Communities -- Pequot -- Eastern; Tribes/Communities -- Pequot -- Western; Tribes/Communities -- Unknown/Foreign; YIPP -- Colony of Connecticut Collection, 1603-1783
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Place
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North America -- British Empire -- Colony of Connecticut -- Mohegan; North America -- British Empire -- Colony of Connecticut -- New London; North America -- British Empire -- Colony of Connecticut -- Norwich -- Mohegan Royal Burial Ground; North America -- Indian Country -- Mohegan Territory -- Mohegan -- Royal Burying Ground; North America -- Indian Country -- Mohegan Territory; North America -- United States of America -- State of Connecticut -- Montville; North America -- United States of America -- State of Connecticut -- New London; North America -- United States of America -- State of Connecticut -- Norwich -- Mohegan Royal Burial Ground; Unknown
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Identifier
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10682257
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number
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1769.05.17.00
