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About the 9th of August: theore; hapned a very sad accident, Relating to the poore Chatan indians by a [[unclear]] [[unclear]] comitted by som english men upon two squas (wives to two [[o our?]] Indian [[unclear]] the one named Andreus Pittims  he [[captured?]] of Indians, & he [[unclear]] his sister, (wife to one Thomas Speens) & one young woman & the children wher of one was a sucking infant & all the children of Thomas Speen, [[afforded?]], there two squas & their company affore [[insulioned?]] beeing allowed (in his home of [[a?]] [[unclear]] for food) by [[his?]] English [[unclear]] went forte to [[gates?]] [[Hunted?]] berries at a place called [[Hustelberry?]] hill about 4 mile from [[water &?]] milk [[unclear]] he found, [[often?]] towne; where his english [[wives?]] were about 11 or 12 in number and were on [[unclear]] [[bath?]]. [[first?]] [[unclear]] [[tease?]] indians; their was on Indian [[moure?]] wive [[unclear]] called John [[Stoolemeyer?]] one of had beene [[unclear] [[unclear]] the English. [[He?]] disarmmed him of a [[carbine?]] belonging to a county for [[unclear]] [[newly?]] com in from the Army & had not [[unclear]] he asumes after they had [[unclear]] his fellow, they threatned to kil him but hee speaking English interested Strong by for his life. & so they [[unclear]] Him.& hee can [[unclear]] but the squas beeing among [[unclear]] not farr of hee lost [[them?]] there, the English came to him, & sate downe & smoke it [[unclear]] were & exchanged it [[for?]] [[bread?]] & charge for som Hunted [[being?]], & [[unclear]] the English [[lofts?]], Squas & English children but beeing not gon a mild4 of [[unclear]] their company went back to the Squas & [[druue?]] up before onto [[unclear]] End of the pull into a sacred place & there murdered all & ship [[unclear]], had [[unclear]] on having comitted the murder lefte men went, to their habitations Theee next day after squas wer milling & came [[unclear]] hom ,to wigwam. capt [[pihmeld?]] beeing as horrid came to [[Macel]] Goohim at [[Camberry}} & [[unclear]] him were his [[fouces?]] som seeked [[End?]]
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1676  About the 9th of August: there; hapned a very sad accident, Relating to the poore Ch[ris]tian indians by a horid murder comitted by som english men upon two squas (wives to two of our Indian soulders the one named Andrew Pittime,t he captane of the Indians, & the other his sister, (wife to one Thomas Speene) & one young woman & the children wherof one was a sucking infant & all the children of Thomas Speen, afforsaid, these two squas & their company afforementioned beeing allowed (in this time of their straits for food) by the English Authority went forth to gather Hurtleberries* at a place called Hurtleberry hill about 4 mile from waterton mill within the bounds, of that towne; where the English who were about 11 or 12 in number and were on horse back. first met those indians; their was on Indian man with them called John Stoolemester one that had beene bred with the English. They disarmmed him of a carbine belonging to the county for he was com in from the Army & had not delivrd his arms after they had disarmed this fellow, they threatned to kil him but hee speaking English interceded Strongly for his life. & so they dismissed Him. [[words crossed out]] & hee came home but the squas beeing among the bushes not farr of hee lost them there, the English came to them, & sate downe & smoke it where they were & exchanged it for bread & cheese for som Hurtleberry, & then the English left the Squas & children but beeing not gon a mile 4 of the English left their company went back to the Squas & drove them before onto the north End of the hill into a secret place & there murdered them all & stript such as had coats on   having comitted the murder those men went, to their habitations The next day after squas wer missing & came not hom ,to their wigwam. capt pitimee beeing then at home came to Major Gookin at Cambridge & aquainted him with his feares that som evil had
 
* hurtleberries - whortleberries

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86 1676 About the 9th of August: there; hapned a very sad accident, Relating to the poore Ch[ris]tian indians by a horid murder comitted by som english men upon two squas (wives to two of our Indian soulders the one named Andrew Pittime,t he captane of the Indians, & the other his sister, (wife to one Thomas Speene) & one young woman & the children wherof one was a sucking infant & all the children of Thomas Speen, afforsaid, these two squas & their company afforementioned beeing allowed (in this time of their straits for food) by the English Authority went forth to gather Hurtleberries* at a place called Hurtleberry hill about 4 mile from waterton mill within the bounds, of that towne; where the English who were about 11 or 12 in number and were on horse back. first met those indians; their was on Indian man with them called John Stoolemester one that had beene bred with the English. They disarmmed him of a carbine belonging to the county for he was com in from the Army & had not delivrd his arms after they had disarmed this fellow, they threatned to kil him but hee speaking English interceded Strongly for his life. & so they dismissed Him. words crossed out & hee came home but the squas beeing among the bushes not farr of hee lost them there, the English came to them, & sate downe & smoke it where they were & exchanged it for bread & cheese for som Hurtleberry, & then the English left the Squas & children but beeing not gon a mile 4 of the English left their company went back to the Squas & drove them before onto the north End of the hill into a secret place & there murdered them all & stript such as had coats on having comitted the murder those men went, to their habitations The next day after squas wer missing & came not hom ,to their wigwam. capt pitimee beeing then at home came to Major Gookin at Cambridge & aquainted him with his feares that som evil had

  • hurtleberries - whortleberries