- Moore, Thomas. The Life and Death of Lord Edward Fitzgerald. Vol. 1, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green, 1831.
- June 21, 1789
His adoption by the native Indians, which he here mentions, took place at Detroit, through the medium of the Chief of the Six Nations, David Hill, by whom he was formally inducted into the Bear Tribe, and made one of their Chiefs. The document by which this wild honour was conferred upon him has been preserved among his papers, and is, in Indian and English, as follows:—
“David Hill’s letter to Lord Edward Fitzgerald, Chief of the Bear Tribe.
“Waghgongh Sen non Pryer
Ni nen Seghyrage ni i
Ye Sayats Eghindal
Ethonayyere David Hill
Karonghyontye
Iyogh Saghnontyon
21st June, 1789.
“I, David Hill, Chief of the Six Nations, give the name of Eghindal to my friend Lord Edward FitzGerald, for which I will hope he will remember me as long as he lives.
“The name belongs to the Bear Tribe.”