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Account of Capt. Lovewell's fight at Pigwacket, 1725 May 8

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Open book Account of Capt. Lovewell's fight at Pigwacket, 1725 May 8

Title Account of Capt. Lovewell's fight at Pigwacket, 1725 May 8

Creator Melvin, Eleazar, fl. 1725

Date 1725

Place Maine, New Hampshire

Language English

Subjects Eastern Indians, Wars with, 1722-1726, Pequawket Indians, Pigwacket Fight, 1725

Description Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
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Summary This manuscript account of Pigwacket Fight (1725) was written by Eleazar Melvin. In this document Melvin briefly describes Lovewell's march from Dunstable near present day Nashua, N.H. to Pigwacket, Maine, lists the names of the men in Lovewell's command, and provides some information about the fight and the fatalities. One Eleazar Melven is included in his list, but it is unclear whether it is the same name as the author which is spelled as Melvin.

Biographical/Historical Note Captain John Lovewell of New Hampshire was one of New England's most famous frontiersmen and scalp hunters. During Dummer's War in the spring of 1725, Lovewell recruited forty-six men to raid the Indian town of Pigwacket, also a tribe of the Abenaki confederacy. Upon approaching Pigwacket on May 8, Lovewell and his men encountered a much larger Indian force than expected. Capt. Lovewell was mortally wounded at the first fire and only eighteen of his men survived the day-long battle.

Extent 1 item (2 leaves) ; 32 cm

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection

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Call Number Ayer MS 591

BibID 143950

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2330px × 3310px 22.10 MB

Filename 991439508805867_Ayer_MS_591_00001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11IC7F