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an [[unclear word?]] town near adjacent, which village within a fe[[w?]] | an [[unclear word?]] town near adjacent, which village within a fe[[w?]] | ||
hours after was attacked by those Inds. & most of it | hours after was attacked by those Inds. & most of it | ||
[[unclear word]]. They had only time to get together into ove[[image end]] | |||
the best [[unclear word]] which was the same where the sw[[image end]] | |||
wounded Capts., Hutchinson & Wheeler were with the | |||
remnant of their soldiers, & the inhabitants, whic[[h]] | |||
that night & the next day was besieged & assaulte[[d]] | |||
[[note LH margin: '(5) See n. at end, on p.2.']] by the enemy, & divers attempts made to fire i[[t?]] | |||
The particular relation of the matter is declare[[d]] | |||
in the history of the wars, [['(5)' above line here]] & another printed pape[[r?]] | |||
put forth by Cap. Wheeler, being a narrative of the | |||
[[note LH margin: '(4)']] matter, [['(4)' above line here]] wherein he mentions nothing of those Inds. | |||
service, but yet gave them a Certificate under | |||
his hand in these words. | |||
"These are to certify that Joseph & Sam- | |||
pson Inds. that were our guides in the [[Nipmuck?]] | |||
country, behaved themselves courageously & | |||
faithfully, & conducted our distressed company | |||
in the best way from the swamp where we were | |||
wounded & diveers slain, unto the town of Brook. | |||
[[Footnotes at base of page, transcribed in numerical order: | |||
(1) [[deleted word]] Augt. 2. | |||
(2) A short extract of his intelligence is in a note to Hutchinson's Hist. [[unclear word]] I, 291 & 2. | |||
(3) Here them we get at [[deleted word]] a truth [[deleted word: 'of']] in a passage of our history, hitherto entire[[ly?]] unknown. The Whites were ashamed to acknowledge that Their [[deleted word: 'safety']] escape was owe[[end of image]] to the conduct of these Indian guides. | |||
(4) Lately reprinted in Col. [[unclear word]] H. Hist. Soc, vol. [[edge of page]].]] | |||
Revision as of 18:23, 26 March 2020
who lived at [Hasanamodet?] together with George [Memecho] their kinsman: those 3 accompanied Cap. Wheeler & Cap. Hutchinson, & were with them note LH margin: (1) at the swamp near Quabage, when '(1)' above line here the unclearipmuck note LH margin: '(5) See Note at end' Inds. perfidiously set upon our men & slew 7 [['(5)' above line here] of our men & wounded others; the Ind. George deleted word: 'was' was taken prisoner by the enemy, & came home af- note LH margin: '(2)' terward & brought good intelligence. '(2)' above line here The other two brothers, Joseph & Sampson, aquitted them- selves very industriously & faithfully, & by their care & skilful conduct, guided Cap. Hutchinson & Cap Wheeler with their Company in safety to Brookfieimage end an unclear word? town near adjacent, which village within a few? hours after was attacked by those Inds. & most of it unclear word. They had only time to get together into oveimage end the best unclear word which was the same where the swimage end wounded Capts., Hutchinson & Wheeler were with the remnant of their soldiers, & the inhabitants, which that night & the next day was besieged & assaulted note LH margin: '(5) See n. at end, on p.2.' by the enemy, & divers attempts made to fire it? The particular relation of the matter is declared in the history of the wars, '(5)' above line here & another printed paper? put forth by Cap. Wheeler, being a narrative of the note LH margin: '(4)' matter, '(4)' above line here wherein he mentions nothing of those Inds. service, but yet gave them a Certificate under his hand in these words. "These are to certify that Joseph & Sam- pson Inds. that were our guides in the Nipmuck? country, behaved themselves courageously & faithfully, & conducted our distressed company in the best way from the swamp where we were wounded & diveers slain, unto the town of Brook.
[[Footnotes at base of page, transcribed in numerical order: (1) deleted word Augt. 2. (2) A short extract of his intelligence is in a note to Hutchinson's Hist. unclear word I, 291 & 2. (3) Here them we get at deleted word a truth deleted word: 'of' in a passage of our history, hitherto entirely? unknown. The Whites were ashamed to acknowledge that Their deleted word: 'safety' escape was oweend of image to the conduct of these Indian guides. (4) Lately reprinted in Col. unclear word H. Hist. Soc, vol. edge of page.]]