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Historical account of the doings and sufferings of the Christian Indians in N. England in the years 1675, 1676, 1677

Title Historical account of the doings and sufferings of the Christian Indians in N. England in the years 1675, 1676, 1677

Creator Gookin, Daniel, 1612-1687

Date 1831

Language English

Place Massachusetts, New England

Subjects Indians of North America, King Philip's War, 1675-1676, Publishers and publishing

Description Includes index.
Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
Formerly known as Ayer MS 329.6.
Provenance: signature of W. [Wilberforce] Eames and bookplate of Frank C. Deering.
T.p. also includes Jared Sparks's account of how Gookin's manuscript was obtained and Samuel Drake's reasons for making a second copy of the manuscript.
Half bound in leather and cloth.

Summary In the fall of 1677 Daniel Gookin wrote his Historical account ... as a vindication of the Praying or Christian Indians role during King Philip's War (1675-1676). In this detailed account, Gookin describes the hostilities between the Indian tribes and English settlements in New England and their terrible effect upon the Praying Indians, many of whom were mercilessly attacked by their unconverted tribesmen. Further, he defends the actions of the Praying Indians and relates their general condition and sufferings.

Biographical/Historical Note Daniel Gookin (1612-1687), colonist, soldier, magistrate and ardent Puritan, settled in Massachusetts in 1644 and held various positions in the colonial government. He was greatly interested in the welfare of the Indians who had been converted to Christianity and served as Superintendent of the Praying Indians within the jurisdiction of Massachusetts from 1656 to 1686. Gookin sent his manuscript of this work in 1677 to Robert Boyle, Governor of the Society for Propagation of the Gospel in New England, with the hope that the Society would publish it. For whatever reasons, it was not printed at the time and remained unknown until 1830 when it was rediscovered by Jared Sparks, the famous American historian and editor. According to the inscription on the title page, Sparks had Gookin's manuscript transcribed and loaned his copy in 1831 to Samuel G. Drake, also a well-known historian of the time. While making a second copy of Gookin's work, Gardner added his own detailed historical notes and a separate subject index. This version was used for the first published edition which appeared in the Transactions and Collections of the American Antiquarian Society (vol. II, 1836)

Extent 128, 13, [16] p. ; 21 cm

Format Manuscripts

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection, Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Ayer MS 3090

BibID 132758

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Manifest

Filename 991327588805867_Ayer_MS_3090

Unique Identifier NL12015V

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