” . . . our English Fathers inform us that we are Considered by them as being Subjects to the Laws and Civil regulations of this Colony . . .” ” . . . the most of us have .…
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Hurly-burly
hurly-burly, n., Tumult, commotion, strife, uproar, turmoil, confusion (formerly a more dignified word than now). Hurly-burly first appears in the English language by the mid-sixteenth century. While most often found as a noun, it has an adjectival and adverbial form, and, for a…
New Feature
A foray into the indecipherable, neglected, uncommon or forgotten words found in the documents of the Yale Indian Papers Project During the course of transcription, editors are faced with a number of challenges, most of which center…
This Week in New England Native Documentary History
On May 11, 1762, a petition of Chicken Worrups, a Native living in Kent, Connecticut, was written and presented to the Connecticut General Assembly two days later. Being elderly and in financial trouble, Worrups wished to sell part of his…
New Feature: This Week in New England Native Documentary History
Watch this space for posts highlighting documents from the Project’s electronic collection. Whether they be correspondence, tribal petitions, court proceedings, governmental reports, or personal journal entries, the selected items will give a glimpse into what was going on in…
Welcome
We are pleased to welcome visiting Native scholar, Rachel Sayet, to the Yale community. Funded by a grant from the Library’s Standing Committee on Professional Awareness (SCOPA), Rachel will work with Project editors to identify and annotate selected material from…
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