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Major Thomas Savage, his certificate concerning the praying Indians.

"These doe certify that I Thomas Savage of Boston being Comander of the English forces, at mount hope, in the beginning of the warre, beetwene the English & Indians about July 1675. and afterward in March 1676 in Menumese and Hadly. In both which expeditions, some of the Ch[ris]tian Indians Belonging to Naticke &c were in the army as at Mount Hope were about forty. and at Menumesse six men. I doe testify on their Behalf, that they caried themselves well, and approved themselves courageous, souldiers and faithful to the English interest Dated at Boston the the 20th of December 1677

                         Thomas Savage