Daniel Gookin, An Historical Account of the Doings and Sufferings of the Christian Indians in New England (1677), in Archaeologia Americana: Transactions and Collections of the American Antiquarian Society, vol. 2 (Cambridge, 1836), pp. 423-534

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Daniel Gookin, An Historical Account of the Doings and Sufferings of the Christian Indians in New England (1677), in Archaeologia Americana: Transactions and Collections of the American Antiquarian Society, vol. 2 (Cambridge, 1836), pp. 423-534
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written 1677; printed 1836
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pp. 443, 473-477, 485, 511-513, 528, 532-533
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The account of the war from the side of the praying Indians, by Daniel Gookin of Cambridge, the colony's superintendent of the Christian Indians, who defended them against the colonists' suspicion. Written in 1677 for the Corporation in London, it was first printed in 1836, with documents and the editor's notes. Gookin is partisan for the praying towns, as Hubbard and Mather are for the colony.

Cited for King Philip's War (research/king-philips-war/):

  • On 6 July 1675 the praying towns sent "one third part of their able men," "about 52," to the army under Capt. Isaac Johnson (p. 443); the editor reckoned "about 156" able men in all and "nearly 400" others (p. 443 n.).
  • The Natick people, "about two hundred souls," taken by night to Deer Island, 30 Oct 1675 (pp. 473-474); by late December the island held "about five hundred souls, by addition of the Punkapog Indians" (p. 485).
  • Capt. Tom (Wuttasacomponom) of Hassanamesit, "a prudent, and I believe, a pious man" (p. 476), "taken 9th June, and after lying in prison in Boston until the 22d following, was hanged" (editor's note); the Christian Indian soldiers Andrew Pittimee, James Quannapohit, Job, John Magus and James Speen petitioned for his life, and the Council answered that he "was actually present and an actor in the devastation of some of our plantations" (p. 528). Edward Cowell's men "cut off" coming from "Quabage fort" (pp. 511-512).
  • "The small company of our Indian friends have taken and slain of the enemy, in the summer of 1676, not less than four hundred" (p. 513).
  • The return of 10 Nov 1676: of John of Pakachoog's company "above thirty are put out to seruice to the English"; of Wannalancet's and the Ipswich Indians "some of their children are ordered to be put forth to English service"; the Punkapoag people working "about Milton, Dorchester, and Brantree, among the English" (pp. 532-533).
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  2. title: "Daniel Gookin, An Historical Account of the Doings and Sufferings of the Christian Indians in New England (1677), in Archaeologia Americana: Transactions and Collections of the American Antiquarian Society, vol. 2 (Cambridge, 1836), pp. 423-534"
  3. type: book
  4. date: "written 1677; printed 1836"
  5. reference: "pp. 443, 473-477, 485, 511-513, 528, 532-533"
  6. url: "https://archive.org/details/archaeologiaamer02amer"
  7. seen: original
  8. access: public
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  11. The account of the war from the side of the praying Indians, by Daniel Gookin of Cambridge, the
  12. colony's superintendent of the Christian Indians, who defended them against the colonists' suspicion.
  13. Written in 1677 for the Corporation in London, it was first printed in 1836,
  14. with documents and the editor's notes. Gookin is partisan for the praying towns, as Hubbard and Mather
  15. are for the colony.
  17. Cited for King Philip's War (`research/king-philips-war/`):
  19. - On 6 July 1675 the praying towns sent "one third part of their able men," "about 52," to the army under
  20. Capt. Isaac Johnson (p. 443); the editor reckoned "about 156" able men in all and "nearly 400" others
  21. (p. 443 n.).
  22. - The Natick people, "about two hundred souls," taken by night to Deer Island, 30 Oct 1675 (pp. 473-474);
  23. by late December the island held "about five hundred souls, by addition of the Punkapog Indians" (p.
  24. 485).
  25. - Capt. Tom (Wuttasacomponom) of Hassanamesit, "a prudent, and I believe, a pious man" (p. 476), "taken 9th
  26. June, and after lying in prison in Boston until the 22d following, was hanged" (editor's note); the
  27. Christian Indian soldiers Andrew Pittimee, James Quannapohit, Job, John Magus and James Speen petitioned
  28. for his life, and the Council answered that he "was actually present and an actor in the devastation of
  29. some of our plantations" (p. 528). Edward Cowell's men "cut off" coming from "Quabage fort" (pp.
  30. 511-512).
  31. - "The small company of our Indian friends have taken and slain of the enemy, in the summer of 1676, not
  32. less than four hundred" (p. 513).
  33. - The return of 10 Nov 1676: of John of Pakachoog's company "above thirty are put out to seruice to the
  34. English"; of Wannalancet's and the Ipswich Indians "some of their children are ordered to be put forth to
  35. English service"; the Punkapoag people working "about Milton, Dorchester, and Brantree, among the
  36. English" (pp. 532-533).
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