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of our praying Indians: about Watchusets and the other Joseph taken prisoner in plimouth colony and sold for a slave to some mr Eaton at Boston: & sent to Jamaica. But upon the importunity of mr Eliot, | of our praying Indians: about Watchusets and the other Joseph taken prisoner in plimouth colony and sold for a slave to some mr Eaton at Boston: & sent to Jamaica. But upon the importunity of mr Eliot, which the master of the vessell Related to him, was brought back again but not Released. His 2 children taken prisoners with him; were Redeemed by mr Eliot and afterward his wife their mother taken captive and afterwards which woman was a sober chtian woman and is imployd to our school among the Indians at Concord, and her children are with her. But her husband held as before a servant: though several that know the said Joseph, and his former carrige have interseded for his release: but yet cannot obtain it: some informing Authority that hee had been active against the English when hee was with the enimy [[whita..?]] There were several others of our praying indians imployd for guides to the forces, sent up, by major willard to Brookfield and who Capt Lathrop and Leuft [[Lieut]] Curtis and Daniel Champney in sevral enterprises and affayres comitted to them; both for the Release of Brooksfield, and to speake with the nipmucks before they broke out in to hostility all which indians aquited themselves faithfully according to severall imployments & beetrustments: | ||
But notwithstanding those signall, & faithfull services don by those chtian Indians & | But notwithstanding those signall, & faithfull services don by those chtian Indians & divers others not here Related. yet the Animosity & rage of the common people is created | ||
against them. That the very name of a praying indian was spoken against in so much of some wise & principal men did advise. Some | against them. That the very name of a praying indian was spoken against in so much of some wise & principal men did advise. Some that were concerned with them to forboare the epithet of praying. This rage of the people as I contend was ocassioned from here Because much mischeef beeing don & English blood shed by the Brutish enimy. And Because som neighbour indians to the English at quabage, Hadly & springfield (though non of those were praying Indians) had proved perfideous & were become enimies, hence it was that all the indians are Reckned to bee false & perfidious. Things growing to this height among the English | ||
The Govnr & Counsell against their owne reason & inclination = were put upon a kind of Nesesity, for gratifing the people to disband all the praying indians & to | |||
The | make & publish an order to Confynd them to five of their own villages, & not to stirr above one mile from to center of the plase upon peril of their lives. | ||
make & publish an order Confynd them to five of their own villages, & not to | |||
The Copy of which order here follows. | The Copy of which order here follows. | ||
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14 of our praying Indians: about Watchusets and the other Joseph taken prisoner in plimouth colony and sold for a slave to some mr Eaton at Boston: & sent to Jamaica. But upon the importunity of mr Eliot, which the master of the vessell Related to him, was brought back again but not Released. His 2 children taken prisoners with him; were Redeemed by mr Eliot and afterward his wife their mother taken captive and afterwards which woman was a sober chtian woman and is imployd to our school among the Indians at Concord, and her children are with her. But her husband held as before a servant: though several that know the said Joseph, and his former carrige have interseded for his release: but yet cannot obtain it: some informing Authority that hee had been active against the English when hee was with the enimy whita..? There were several others of our praying indians imployd for guides to the forces, sent up, by major willard to Brookfield and who Capt Lathrop and Leuft Lieut Curtis and Daniel Champney in sevral enterprises and affayres comitted to them; both for the Release of Brooksfield, and to speake with the nipmucks before they broke out in to hostility all which indians aquited themselves faithfully according to severall imployments & beetrustments:
But notwithstanding those signall, & faithfull services don by those chtian Indians & divers others not here Related. yet the Animosity & rage of the common people is created
against them. That the very name of a praying indian was spoken against in so much of some wise & principal men did advise. Some that were concerned with them to forboare the epithet of praying. This rage of the people as I contend was ocassioned from here Because much mischeef beeing don & English blood shed by the Brutish enimy. And Because som neighbour indians to the English at quabage, Hadly & springfield (though non of those were praying Indians) had proved perfideous & were become enimies, hence it was that all the indians are Reckned to bee false & perfidious. Things growing to this height among the English
The Govnr & Counsell against their owne reason & inclination = were put upon a kind of Nesesity, for gratifing the people to disband all the praying indians & to
make & publish an order to Confynd them to five of their own villages, & not to stirr above one mile from to center of the plase upon peril of their lives.
The Copy of which order here follows.