Title:
Letter from Jireh Bull to John WInthrop regarding Wompeage indian killed by a Narragansett
Date:
July 29, 1672
Scope & Content:
Mimeographed transcription of a letter written by Jireh Bull for Ninecraft, sachem of the Narragansetts and Suchquinch, sachem of the Nihantics. Bull explains the reason that a Narragansett brave killed a Wompeage indian near Wethersfield, Connecticut. The Wompeage had killed the Narragansett's brother. The sachems ask Winthrop not to be troubled by the incident.
Mohegan
1 page
Mohegan
1 page
Object ID:
DOC.1672–07–29B
Object Name:
Letter
Collection:
Tribes – Mohegan 4
People:
Ninigret
Sunqunch
Winthrop, John
Bull, Jireh
Sunqunch
Winthrop, John
Bull, Jireh
Search Terms:
Wampeage
Narragansett
Niantic
Weathersfield
Narragansett
Niantic
Weathersfield