Information from Daniel Gookin, Sr. to the Massachusetts General Court

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Summary: 
Gookin's request that Medfield be compelled to provide some Christian Indian soldiers a share of the money from the sale of prisoners they had captured who were sold as slaves
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Cambridge, Massachusetts

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Community: 
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Nipmuc
Protocol: 
Nipmuc Public
Category: 
Work, Poverty, & Economy, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Keywords: 
Massachusetts Collection, Massachusetts General Court, Petitions, Law, War, King Philip's War, Slavery/Bondage, Captives, Veterans
Original Date: 
1677 January 18th
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Source: 
Massachusetts Archives, Massachusetts Archives, Vol.30, Doc.235
Identifier: 
1677.01.18.00
Subject: 
Nipmuc