Education, Religion, & Missionary Efforts

Possibly the earliest musical publication by a Native American composer, Indian Melodies (1845) is a collection of 120 Christian shape note hymns written by Thomas Commuck of the Brothertown Indian community.

Silas Chesebrough's report to the New London County Court regarding the Eastern Pequot's annual income and expenses

Silas Chesebrough's report to the New London County Court regarding the Eastern Pequot's annual income and expenses

Ezra Hewitt's report to the New London County Court regarding the Eastern Pequot's annual income and expenses

A dialogue between an Englishman and Indian man on differences between Native American and English life

Correspondence between the Governor of Massachusetts and his father in England about the state of affairs in New England at the start of the Pequot War

Using a section from Ape's Indian Nullification as a base, this document shows the revisions an unknown author made in a subsequent printing. To see the comparison, click on the Annotated Transcription link on the right.

A request to the Court for the release of funds necessary to support three Indian children put under his care

A request for liberty to sell a parcel of unimproved common land to Simeon and Nathaniel Fish

A request for authorization to grant a piece of land to Rev. Gideon Hawley, their longtime minister, in order to encourage his efforts at Mashpee