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them; and probably "Wannalancet and his men, and the Wamesits,
went with the Major, by the requirement of the General Court.
Major Gookin complains that some of his most trusted praying
Indians, and especially Sam Numphow, with difficulty cleared themselves
from the accusations of English who had been captives and
swore against them, when, he says, it is not easy to identify Indians
under even the most favorable conditions.
Maj r
Gookin, Cochecha, 2. 9 ber Hon
1676
rd Sr.
I rec d yo" of 25 th 8 ber concerning Some Ind ns w ch you Say it is Alledged
I promised life & liberty to; time gmits mee not at rVsent to inlarge but
for Answer in Short yo u may Please to know I Promised neither Peter
Jethro nor any other of y' compa life or liberty it not being in my Power
to doe it; all y* I promised was to Peter Jethro viz' that if he would use
be Instrumental ffor y e bringing in one eyed Jn° &c. I
his Endeavo 1 " &
e r
would acquaint y Gov n r w th w l
service he had done & Improve my
e Interest in his rd th behalfe this I Acquainted y Hon Council w if it had been
their Pleasures to have Saved more of m
y it would not have troubled mee,
e
as to y Squaw* you Mention belonging to one of Capt. Huntings Souldiers,
e there was Such a one left of a
y first
ns st Great Comp of Ind 1 [sent] down
w ch Capt. Hunting desired might Stay here til himselfe & her husband
Came back from Eastvv d w ch I consented to & how she came among y*
comp" I know not I requiring n none to goe y to Boston but those that came
e 11
in after y Armies departure neither Knew I a word of it at Boston w I
disposed of m
y soe twas her own fault in not Acquainting mee with it but
if Said Squaw be not sent of I shall be freely willing to reimburse those
Gen' w' they gave mee for her y* she may be sett at liberty being wholy
inocent as to w l
I'me charged w th I intend ere long to be at Boston wn I
doubt not but shall
I
give you full satisfaction
am S
thereabout.
r
yo r Humble Serv" Richard Waldern.
Mass. Archives, Vol. 30, p. 226.
There is no doubt that the general voice of the colony highly applauded
the action of Major Walderne, and gave him the credit of
the capture, while Major Gookin questioned the method sharply.
The following list of credits is all that appears in Hull's Treasury
accounts ; and these men were those who served under him personally,
the others being credited under their respective captains, and
those after August 24th placed in a later Journal now lost.
Credited under Major Walderne.
January 25 1675 Richard Jones 02 02 00
Lawrence Clinton 02 15 08 Thomas Baker 02 02 00
James Ford 02 15 00 John Smith 02 02 00
William Delamore 02 02 00 Edward Fuller 02 02 00
* The Indian woman referred to in Major Walderne's letter was Mary Nemasit, wife of
John, who had been in the army with the English under Capt. Hunting during the summer,
and now comes armed with a letter from Major Gookin and demands his wife and
child, who were in Boston Prison, and had been bought by Messrs. Tho: Deane and James
Whetcomb. Nov. 23d, 1676, the Council gives order tothe prison-keeper to deliver the
woman and child to her husband. See Mass. Archives, Vol. 30, p. 228.