Title:
Petition of Cassasinamon and Obechiquod on behalf of the Pequots
Date:
1647
Scope & Content:
Mimeographed abstract of a petition by Casainamon and Obechiquod on behalf of 62 Pequot and Niantic indians asking for a place to live under English jurisdiction. They acknowledge that the tribe had waged war on the English and were conquered, but the signers state that they did not take part in the hostilities.
Mohegan
1 page
Mohegan
1 page
Object ID:
DOC.1647–00–00A
Object Name:
Petition
Collection:
Tribes – Mohegan 5
People:
Cassasinamon
Namyok
Obechiquod
Wequash
Winthrop, John
Hopkins
Namyok
Obechiquod
Wequash
Winthrop, John
Hopkins
Search Terms:
Niantic
Pequot
Pequot