Title:
Excerpts from letters
Date:
1637–1675
Scope & Content:
Typewritten excerpts from various letters concerning killing by the Indians.
" The Neepmucks are returned with 3 heads of the Wunnashoatuckoogs, they slue 6, wounded many, and brought home 20 captives."
"The Narrigansetts and Monhiggins, with their respective confederates, have deepely implunged themselves in barbarous slaughters."
"They were all well satisfied with the justice upon Cuttaqueene but wonder that he (Uncas) should beginne new quarrells"
"Their great and vehement desire of justice upon Tatuphosuit, for the late killing of a Nahiggonset young men (sic)"
18 pages
" The Neepmucks are returned with 3 heads of the Wunnashoatuckoogs, they slue 6, wounded many, and brought home 20 captives."
"The Narrigansetts and Monhiggins, with their respective confederates, have deepely implunged themselves in barbarous slaughters."
"They were all well satisfied with the justice upon Cuttaqueene but wonder that he (Uncas) should beginne new quarrells"
"Their great and vehement desire of justice upon Tatuphosuit, for the late killing of a Nahiggonset young men (sic)"
18 pages
Object ID:
DOC.1637–1675A
Object Name:
Letter
Collection:
Blood Feuds
People:
Ninigret
Canounicus
Uncas
Cuttaquine
Canounicus
Uncas
Cuttaquine
Search Terms:
revenge
killing
Pequot
Nipmuc
Narragansett
Mohegan
Nehantics
killing
Pequot
Nipmuc
Narragansett
Mohegan
Nehantics