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CONGRESSIONAL ETIQUETTE.

isfy the Commissioners conforming his proseedings and Improve their enterest for makeing his peace; The Commissioners are willing to attend the same;

3. That we haue giuen charge to the Pocumtucke and Tunksis or other Indians to forbeare all acts of hostilitie towards him or his people during the siting of the Commissioners and doe expect and require of him that hee cause all his people to forebeare all hostile acts towards said Pocumticke Tunksis and other Indians; while the Commissioners shall continew att hartford; and while said Indians shalbee applying themselues to the commissioners

Hartford the 3: of September 1659
Subscribed by all the Commissioners

The result of this mission is told by John Pynchon in a letter received at Hartford, Sept. 7th or 8th, 1659:

Much Honored Gentlemen,

The messengers sent according to youer desires tot he Pocumtucke Sachems being returned; I shall briefly giue youer worshipes an account of the Successe of the Journey; Coming to Pocumtucke; hee that was Interpreter declared youer message to the Sachems there, according to his seuerall Instructions; and whoe to the first thing redily returned this answare; that it was all theire desires that peace and friendship betwixt themselues and the English should continew; and whereas in the message sent to them, there is mension of wronges and Injuries done by them to the English: They answered; first, that knew of none; and if any were done; it was not by the allowance of the Sachems; for they had charged theire men to doe noe wrong to any English or their Cattle:

2condly if it were made out to them; that any of theire men had done the wrong, they would make Satisfaction to the English Soe fare they would bee from countenancing any, in offending the English and what more to say to it they know not: to the second thinge that in the warrs they presse to neare the English &c; they say that as frinds, they come to the English for victualls, and charge theire people to carry it friendly; but if that the English Sachems will say they doe not alow of it; and will prescribe another way or Course for them to take if it bee reasonable they will attend it;

3d. To the desire of the Commissioners to speake with them: they say they can not come to Hartford; neither doe they know any engagement that lyes on them to come to the meetings of the English Sachems; and they doe not send for the English Sachems, to theire meetings; The Reasons why they can not come to the Commissioners, are two, first, because they haue a great meeting amongst themselues three daies hence, and must attend that; it being all one with the Commissioners meeting. 2condly they are in confederacye with many others, as with the Souquakes, and Mohawks and others, and can doe nothing without them;

Lastly, to the desire of the Commissioners, that all acts of hostilitie may sease during theire setting; they are not in a capacitie to attend to it;

1st because they haue sent out seauen or eight men to lye in

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"A History of Deerfield," written by George Sheldon (1818-1916) in the late 19th century, was one of many town histories published in New England in the wake of the celebration of the United States' centennial. In two volumes, the history of the town is told in 924 pages. Part II in the second volume contains 395 pages of genealogy information, invaluable to historians and researchers, of the early settlers of Deerfield and their descendants. Mr. Sheldon utilized town records, personal correspondence, diaries, and court records to create his history and the genealogies.

 

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"History of Deerfield"

publisher   Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association
author   George Sheldon (1818-1916)
date   1895
location   Deerfield, Massachusetts
height   9.25"
width   5.0"
process/materials   printed paper, ink
item type   Books/Book
accession #   #L98.042


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"History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts"

"A Brief Sketch of the First Settlement of Deerfield, Mass."

George Sheldon (1818-1916)


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