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THE LAST OF THE XOHICANS.
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STOCKBRIDQE, March 6th, 1857.
Wis.,
To Rev. CUTTING MARSH:
Reverend Sir-Your letter of February 24th last, I received
a short time since, in which you express an earnest desire for
a brief historical notice of our tribe, or at least of such of our
leading men as were actively employed in removing our
people to this State. I will endeavor to comply with your
request so far as may be consistent with my duties, and will
content myself at present with notices of one or two of our
head men, leaving other details connected with our tribe, to
some future opportunity. I herewith send you a copy of the
Albany Eree-Holder, containing a speech delivered a few years
ago by JOHN W. QUINNEY, at Reidsville, N. Y.
JOHN METOXEN, was born at Stockbridge, Massachusetta, in
1770, and consequently must now be about eighty-seven years
of age. He received his education at Bethlehem, Pennsylva-
nia, among the Moravians. Before finishing his studies, Mr.
METOXEN was called from home to assist his tribe in business
at New Stockbridge, N. Y., mhithcr they had emigrated.
Soon after his return, he mas employed by his people as an
interpreter, in which capacity he continued to act until a few
years ago, when he was induced by age and various other cir-
cumstances, to abandon his post. JonN W. QUINNEY and
U.
SOLOMON HENDRICK being the master spirits and champions
of the humane policy of removing their people to Green Bay,
in order to avoid the vices and growing dissipation incident to
civilized society now crowding upon them, conducted a por-
tion of them thither, while JOHN METOXEN and AUSTIN E.
QUINNEY were also the leading men of a band conducted to