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Rumors of Treachery on the Part of
Miantonomo
News from
Connecticut of Hostile Indian Alliance
Cutahamekin,
Passaconaway, and Miantonomo are disarmed
Two Sachems Desire to be Received
Under Massachusetts Government Text of the Agreement with the
Sachems War Between Uncas and Miantonomo Indian War Against Uncas Prevented Mrs. Hutchinson and her Family
Killed by Indians Near Manhattan Pumham asks aid
against the Narragansetts Peace arranged
between the Mohegans and Narragansetts nstrated with for Attacking at
Pequot River Rev. John Eliot's Methods of Instructing Indians
Connecticut
Paugaussett Indians
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Peace arranged between the Mohegans and Narragansetts 1644 We were now
also freed from as great a fear of war with the Narragansetts. For the
commissioners, meeting at Hartford, sent for Onkus and some from the
Narragansett, (a sachem and a chief captain were sent,) and whereas the
Narragansett's plea against Onkus was, that he put their sachem to death
after he had received a ransom for his life, it was clearly proved otherwise,
and that the things he received were part of them given him for his courteous
usage of the said Miantunnomoh and those sachems which were slain in the
battle, and another part, that Miantunnomoh might be given to the English.
In all sides till planting time were over the next year; and them neither
of them should attempt any hostile act against the other, without first
acquainting the English, etc. therewith.
1646 7. (September.)] Some few families being gone to the
new plantaion at Pequod, some of them kept in the Indians' wigwams there,
while their own houses were building. Some of these Indians,
accompanied with some English, went to hunt deer, Unkas, the Moheagan sachem,
pretending they had hunted in his limits, came with 300 men, and set upon
them, and beat some of the Indians, and took away some of their goods,
putting them by force out of their wigwams, where the English kept.
Complaint being made herof to the commissioners, (who were then met at
New Haven,) they sent for Unkas, and charged him with this outrage, etc.
He confessed he had done very ill, and said he thought he was mad; so
he promised to go to the English there, and acknowledge his offence, and make
full satisfaction, and for time to come, would live peaceably with them, etc. shesabo@netzero.net |
