The history of King Philip's War

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Son Peter, their Chief Captain, and one NompaJJi (an
Indian that Mr. Church had formerly a particular refpeft
for) to meet him two dayes after, at a Rock at the lower
end of Capt. Richmonds Farm; which was a very noted
place; 174 and if that day Ihould prove Stormy, or Windy,
they were to expe6l him the next moderate day. 175 Mr.
Church telling George, that he would have him come with
the Perfons mentioned, and no more. They giving each
other their hand upon it parted, and Mr. Church went
home, 176 and the next Morning to New-port, and informed
the Government, what had paffed between him and the
Sogkonate Indians. * And delired their permit for him and
Daniel JVi/coch, 111 (a Man that well underftood the Indian
173 Nomfajk (Niimpq/k, Numfus,
Numfias) was appointed by Plymouth
Court, i Nov., 1676, with Petananuet
(note 23, ante) and another Indian, to
have the overnght of the fubmitted Indians
weft of Sippican River; and
ferved as Captain of the Saconet In-
dians in the firft Expedition to the
Eaftward, in 1689. \_Plym- C R. v : 215.]
174: John Richmond was one of the
original proprietors of Little Compton,
and drew the land here referred to in
the firft divifion by lot, 10 April, 1674.
It is the farm now owned by William
H. Chafe, and next north of that of
Jofeph Brownell. The rock is ftill in
exiftence, and well known in the neighborhood
as " Treaty Rock." It is a dark
fine-grained gneifs, lying, like an embedded
bowlder, in a cultivated field,
and evidently a good deal worn down
by the attritions of hufbandry and the
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vifits of the curious. It is faid that the
Indians ufed to leave traces on it, but
few if any of them are now diftinguifhable.
The rock is not immediately on
the more, but well up the afcent of a
beautiful flope, not far from 500 paces
from the water's edge, and fome 30
paces north of the northern boundary of
Mr. Brownell's land. The landing oppo-
site to it is, perhaps, a half mile north of
what is now known as Church's Point.
175 Probably becaufe crofting in a canoe
— ihould that be neceffary — would
be impoflible in a day windy enough
to raife even the moft moderate fvvell.
176 That is to Almy's houfe, near the
Portfmouth landing of Fogland ferry.
(See note 158, ante.)
177 Daniel Wilcocks would feem to
be a fon of Daniel, who was chofen to
the " grand inqueft " at Newport by the
inhabitants of Portfmouth, R.-L, March