Letter from John Eliot Protesting against Selling Indians as Slaves

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Argument by John Eliot that selling Indians into slavery hinders his work in spreading the Gospel message
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Roger Williams House Lot, Providence, Rhode Island

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Community: 
Native Northeast Research Collaborative
Category: 
Education, Religion, & Missionary Efforts, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty, Arts & Abstract Ideas
Keywords: 
Connecticut Collection, Massachusetts Collection, Rhode Island Collection, Slavery/Bondage, Slavery/Bondage -- International, Religion, Mercy, Missions, King Philip's War, Imprisonment/Captivity
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1675 August 13th
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Massachusetts Archives, Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 30: Indian, 1603-1705, Doc.173
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Identifier: 
1675.08.13.00