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125:(also known as the "Treaty Between Virginia and the Indians" or "Treaty of Middle Plantation"), he was originally not allowed to sign it because some of the members of the Appomattoc tribe were accused of murder at the time. Peracuta was permitted by the 106:
In 1675, the tribe requested that Peracuta be granted permission to plant and clear any land that was note occupied by British Colonists. During this period, the request was granted and Peracuta was formally recognized as "King of the Appomattoc" by the
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in 1676, and in the same year, the practice of slavery of Indians was re-introduced in Virginia colony, caused much suffering to the Appomattoc peoples.
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Peracuta's time in leadership was met with severe hardship and persecution for Native peoples. The Appomattoc village was destroyed as a result of
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and the sponsor of the expedition, Abraham Wood. They also branded a tree in honor of their trusted guide, Peracuta.
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Peracuta was a respected warrier within the Appomattoc tribe. By the 1660s, Peracuta had become the new
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First Biennial Report of the Department of Archives and History of the State of West Virginia
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and Robert Fallam on their "Batts and Fallam Expedition" within the borders of present-day
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Time of Anarchy: Indigenous Power and the Crisis of Colonialism in Early America
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The expedition is credited with discovering Woods River, now called the
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In September 1671, Peracuta was the guide for settlers and explorers
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While Peracuta was present at the ceremony for the signing of the
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and maintain peaceful unity among the tribe under his leadership.
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Manual of the State of West Virginia for the Years 1907-1908
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in an attempt to recapture the former power of past
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Index

Appomattoc
U.S. state
Virginia
colony of Virginia
paramount chiefs
weroance
Thomas Batts
West Virginia
Abraham Wood
Virginia House of Burgesses
New River
Charles II
William Berkeley
Virginia General Assembly
Bacon's Rebellion
Treaty of 1677
British Crown
"Annual Treaty Ceremony"


"Native North American Tribes - Appamatuck (Powhatan Confederacy)"
"e-WV | Batts and Fallam Expedition"
Manual of the State of West Virginia for the Years 1907-1908
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=70214&strquery=batts
"Batts and Fallam Expedition"
It Happened in West Virginia
ISBN
978-1-4930-0165-1
History of Fayette County, West Virginia
Order of the Grand Assembly, 7 March 1675

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