Title:
Letter from Roger Williams to John Winthrop Jr.
Date:
August 17, 1650
Scope & Content:
Mimeographed transcription of a letter written by Roger Williams telling the outcome of a standoff with the Narragansett indians. The indians paid 380 fathom of wamp upon Capt. Atherton's demand for 508 fathom. Williams asks John WInthrop to cancel the remaining due. Williams further discusses Uncas' villiany, and ponders what would occur in the event of a war between the Narragansetts and the English.
Pequot
1 page
Pequot
1 page
Object ID:
DOC.1650–08–17A
Object Name:
Letter
Collection:
Tribes – Pequot Chronology to 1700
People:
Williams, Roger
Uncas
Doxie, Thomas
Uncas
Atherton, Capt.
Uncas
Doxie, Thomas
Uncas
Atherton, Capt.
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Martin's VIneyard