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3 Jul 1676
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11 Aug 1676
Location: Piscataqua River, Cochecho, Dover, New Hampshire
Surnames/tags: Waldron Shapleigh Abenaki Dover_New_Hampshire
Location: Piscataqua River, Cochecho, Dover, New Hampshire
Surnames/tags: Waldron Shapleigh Abenaki Dover_New_Hampshire
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- Treaty at Cochecho (3 July 1676)
- Who was there: Category:Treaty at Cochecho (3 July 1676)
- From Notable Events in Dover
- 1676
- A treaty was made this year by Wonolancet, chief of the Penacooks, with Major Waldron in behalf of the Province, of which the following is a copy:
- Piscataqua River, Cochecho, 3 July-
- At a meeting of ye Com appointed by ye Houd Genl. Ct. for to treat ye Inds. of the Eastern parts in order for ye procuring an Honll Peace with ym. Wee wth ye mutll consent of ye Sagamores l^nderwritten in behalfe of themselves and ye men — Indians belonging to them being about 300 in Number, have agreed as followeth :
- 1ly. That hence forward none of ye said Indians shall offer any violence to ye persons of any English, nor doe any Damage to theyre Estates in any kind whatsoever. And if any Indian or Indians shall offend herein, they shall bring or cause to bee brought ye offender to some English authority, there to be prosecuted by ye English Lawes according to Nature of ye Offence.
- 2ly. That none of said Indians shall entertain at any time any of our enemies, but shall give psent notice to ye Coute when any one come among them, ingaging to goe forth with ye English against them (if desired) in order to ye seizing of them. And if any of sd Indians shall themselves at any time bring such or Enemies unto us, they shall for their reward have 3 Pds. for each they shall so bring in.
- 3ly. The Indians performing on their part, as is before expressed, wee ye committee doe ingage in ye behalfe of ye English not to offer any violence to any of their persons or estates, and if any injury be offered to said Indians by any English they (their) complaints to authority, ye offender shall be prosecuted by English Lawes according to ye nature of ye offence ;
- In witness to each and all ye promises we have mutually shaken hands and subscribed our names.
- Committee
- Richard Waldern
- Nic. Shapleigh
- Tho: Daniels
- X Wanolucet, Sagamore
- X Sampson Aboquecemoka
- X Mr Wm Sagamore
- X Squando, Sagamore
- X Dony
- X Serogumba
- Samll Numphow
- The mark X Warockomec
- From Incident at Machias
- A truce was made at Cocheco on July 3, 1676, being negotiated by Major Richard Waldeme and signed by Squando of the Pigwackets, Wonnalancet of the Penacooks, Robin Doney of the Canibas, and Sam Numphow, a leader of the praying Indians of Wamesit, and a grandson of Passaconaway. However, on August 11 of that year hostilities were renewed. Of the above, only Squando had been involved in the war.
- From Trouble to the Eastward
- That summer it appeared that peace would be restored, for on July 3 the Indians of Piscataqua and Casco Bay signed a treaty with the English at Dover. The most significant combatant to sign the treaty was Squando, sachem of the Sacos. Seven other Indians signed the treaty, including Samuel Numphow, the sachem of the Christian Indians of Wamesit (present-day Lowell, Massachusetts), and Dony, leader of the Kennebunk Indians. Even Wannalancet signed the treaty, although .the Pennacooks had remained peaceful. Both sides promised to keep the peace, and anyone who broke it would be subject to prosecution under English law. In addition, the Indians agreed not to harbor or aid those Indians still at war in southern New England.
Sources
- George Wadleigh. "Notable Events in the History of Dover, N.H.: From the First Settlement in 1623 to 1865" Dover, N. H. 1913. (Accessed 24 Oct 2022) https://ia902604.us.archive.org/5/items/notableeventsinh00wadl/notableeventsinh00wadl.pdf
- Frank T. Siebert. “The First Maine Indian War: Incident at Machias (1676).” Actes Du Quatorzieme Congres des Algonquinistes, pp. 137-156. William Cowan, ed. Ottawa: Carleton University.
- Baker, Emerson W., "Trouble to the eastward: the failure of Anglo-Indian relations in early Maine" (1986). Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects. William & Mary. Paper 1539623765. https://dx.doi.org/doi:10.21220/s2-mh0r-hx28
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