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Mr. James Parker, At "Mr. Hinchmanne's Farme Ner Meremack," Wrote
Thus "To The Honred Governer And Council At Bostown, _Hast, Post
Hast":_ -
"Sagamore Wanalancet come this morning to informe me, and then
went to Mr. Tyng's to informe him, that his son
Being on ye
other sid of Meremack river over against Souhegan upon the 22
day of this instant, about tene of the clock in the morning, he
discovered 15 Indians on this sid the river, which he soposed
to be Mohokes by ther spech. He called to them; they answered,
but he could not understand ther spech; and he having a conow
ther in the river, he went to breck his conow that they might
not have ani ues of it. In the mean time they shot about
thirty guns at him, and he being much frighted fled, and come
home forthwith to Nahamcock [Pawtucket Falls or Lowell], wher
ther wigowames now stand."
Penacooks and Mohawks! _ubique gentium sunt?_ In the year 1670, a
Mohawk warrior scalped a Naamkeak or else a Wamesit Indian maiden
near where Lowell now stands. She, however, recovered. Even as
late as 1685, John Hogkins, a Penacook Indian, who describes his
grandfather as having lived "at place called Malamake rever,
other name chef Natukkog and Panukkog, that one rever great many
names," wrote thus to the governor: -
"May 15th, 1685.
"Honor governor my friend, -
"You my friend I desire your worship and your power, because I
hope you can do som great matters this one.
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