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as sachem. With his authority originating directly from the gods, as opposed to the Crown, Oneco argued that the sachemate was a legal entity equal to the
English monarchy. According to Oneco, his ancestors had been given a sacred pipe by the gods as a symbol of their authority and, as a testament to
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Oneco was joined in his petition to the Crown by several colonial landowners who also had various property disputes with the
Connecticut government. Nicholas Hallam traveled to London in 1703, and again in 1704, to represent the
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Canonchet, Oneco beheaded him and then quartered his body. Canonchet's death at the hands of Oneco was notable as Canonchet's father, Miantonomoh, had been killed by Oneco's father, Uncas, in 1643.
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