The history of the wars of New-England with the Eastern Indians; or, a narrative of their continued perfidy and cruelty, from the 10th of August, 1703, to the peace renewed 13th of July, 1713. And from the 25th of July, 1722, to their submission 15th December, 1725, which was ratified August 5th, 1726

Samuel Penhallow, Nathaniel Adams, Benjamin Colman, W. (William) Dodge

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• New England
• Indigenous peoples of the Americas
• Maine
• United States

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• Langue: English
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THE
HISTORY
withthe EASTERNofNEW-ENGLANDWars
Indians,
OK A
NARRATIVE
THEIR PERFIDY ANDOP CONTINUED CRUELTY,
From the 10th of 1703,August,
To the PEACE renewed 13th of 1713.
July,
And from the 25th of 1722,July,
15thTo their SUBMISSION December, 1725,
Which was ratified 1726.5th,August
Nescio tu lecturuses, Lector, ocellis,quibus
Hoc scribere nanscio, siccis,quod potui.
from the Bostoh Edition of With a and forRe-printed Ji?26f Memoir, Notes, Appendix,
WM. J. corner Third & Vine Sts.DODGE, bj KARPEL,
1859.MEMOIR
HON. SAMUEL PEXHALLOW,
One the Counsellors the Province New- andof of of Hampshire,
author a Narrative Indian &c.Wars,of of
BY NATHANIEL ADAMS.
To trace the events in the lives of eminent men ofprincipal
former is but attended withtimes, desirable,always frequently
Their have not been careful
difficulty. cotemporaries always
to record those which have led them to nordeeds, eminence;
has tradition in instance been faithful to hand them downevery
to undiminished. the devourer of allTime,posterity great
the evidence to virtuousthings, preys upon designed perpetuate
actions with unabated and the flames
;appetite destroying
sometimes consume those evidences which have theescaped
of time. These misfortunes have attended the authorravages
of the narrative of the Indian wars. His some ofdescendants,
fill inwhom now offices the have been able toimportant State,
but few anecdotes him and a whichpreserve respecting ; diary
for inhe which he had noted some of thekept many years,
remarkable asmost incidents of his as well thelife, passing
events of the was the which laid wasteday, destroyed by fire,
a considerable of the town of in December,part Portsmouth,
1805. A short extract from this has been indiary preserved
the collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society.
Samuel Penkallow was born at St. in the ofMabon, county
in the second of 1665. HisCornwall, England, Julv,day
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in that Hisancestors had a landed estate county.possessed
and was intimatefather was attached to the dissenting interest,
rector of the of Blisland inwith the Rev. Charles Morton, parish
obnoxious to thethesame Morton became ruling party,county.
to the rites and ceremoniesand was silenced for non-conformity
toof the established church. He removed Newington-Grecn,
the instruction ofnear where he a school forLondon, opened
His school soonin the various branches of literature.youth,
for Inbecame and numbers resorted to it education.famous,
Penhallow then about of wasage,1683, being eighteen years
under his care. He his studies with diligence,placed pursued
ofand made such as not to theprogress only gain approbation
but to attract the attention of other ofhis instructor, gentlemen
andscience. He continued with Mr. Morton about three years,
until his school was broken The and ecclesiasticalup. bishops
of the Church did not choose that dissenters andauthority
should be to the education ofpuritans employed superintend
the and Mr. Morton from
;rising generation prohibited pursuing
that Mr. Morton then determined to takeemployment. refuge
in where he could that of conscience,New-England, enjoy liberty
which was denied him in his native land. He had an
affectionate attachment to his and some ofpupils, requested
them to him. The of this memoir was oneaccompany subject
was selected on this towhom Mr. Mortonthat occasion, promised
his favour and assistance. Penhallow with the consent of his
the embarked for this
;parents accepted proposals they country
and arrived here in 1686. Before left theJuly, they England,
the the offeredfor propagating gospel among Indians,society
a for three if hePenhallow twenty pounds sterling year years,
make himself with the Indian andwould ;acquainted language
a afterwards if he devotedlife,sixty pounds year, during
himself to the and to them "at times." Soonministry, preached