Excerpt from The Tuscaroras, Vol. 2 by F. Roy Johnson. This excerpt from a chapter in Johnson’s book discusses the demise of the Tuscarora reservation in Bertie County at Indian Woods, and the exodus from the reservation by Tuscaroras to the north and other areas of North Carolina. [Read more…] about “Death of a Reservation”
1766 Tuscarora Land Lease
From The Colonial Records of North Carolina (Second Series): Records of the Executive Council 1755-1775. Cain, Robert J. (Editor) Division of Archives and History, North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Raleigh. 1994. [Read more…] about 1766 Tuscarora Land Lease
Craven County, North Carolina – Its Origin and Beginning
by Dr. Charles R. Hollowell (Includes Tuscarora Peace Treaty of 1712) [Read more…] about Craven County, North Carolina – Its Origin and Beginning
Extracts from the Discoveries of John Lederer
From Hawks’ History of North Carolina, Vol. 2. “In three several Marches from Virginia to the west of Carolina, and other parts of the Continent; begun in March, 1669, and ended in September, 1670. Collected and translated out of Latin from his discourse and writings, by SIR WILLIAM TALBOT, Baronet. Printed in London, in 1672.” [Read more…] about Extracts from the Discoveries of John Lederer
Letter from Col. Pollock to Lords Proprietors regarding the ongoing war with the Indians
Describes the worried state of the colonials in the wake of the death of Gov. Hyde, and in the midst of the “Tuscarora War.” Also has an example of the common colonial reference to all Indians belonging to the Haudenosaunee as “Senecas.” [Read more…] about Letter from Col. Pollock to Lords Proprietors regarding the ongoing war with the Indians
Indian Settlements in the Post-War Era
Brief descriptions from Hawks’ History relating to the various settlements (reservations/territories) specified for Indian use in the post-Tuscarora War era. [Read more…] about Indian Settlements in the Post-War Era