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Indians converted or historical collections of the Indians in New England, 1674 Manuscript volume

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    Manuscript volume by Daniel Gookin

    23 cm x 18 cm

     

    This web presentation is comprised of:
    Images 1-2: Front cover and inside front cover
    Images 3-6: Acquisition notes and dates
    Image 7: Title Page
    Image 8: Blank
    Images 9-10: Index of Chapters
    Images 11-12: Epistle Dedicatory
    Images 13-14: Epistle Gratulatory and Supplicatory
    Images 15-16: Epistle to Reader
    Images 17-25: Chapter 1 (pages 1-9)
    Images 25-29: Chapter 2 (pages 9-13)
    Images 30-48: Chapter 3 (pages 14-32)
    Images 48-81: Chapter 4 (pages 32-65)
    Images 81-106: Chapter 5 (pages 66-90)
    Images 106-116: Chapter 6 (pages 90-100)
    Images 116-155: Chapter 7 (pages 100-141)*
    Images 155-166: Chapter 8 (pages 141-152)
    Images 166-180: Chapter 9 (pages 152-166)
    Images 180-189: Chapter 10 (pages 166-175)
    Images 189-212: Chapter 11 (pages 175-198)
    Images 212-228: Chapter 12 (pages 198-214)
    Images 229-236: Postscript (pages 215-222)
    Image 237: Blank
    Image 238: Nathaniel Gookin signature
    Image 239: Short list of contents
    Image 240: Back cover

     

    *Note: Within Chapter 7 there are no pages numbered 101 and 102.


    Original manuscript volume written by Daniel Gookin (1612-1687) a colonial magistrate, in 1674. Gookin discussed the state of Native American affairs in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, especially the culture, language, religion, and customs of Native Americans. Among the tribes he focused on were the Massachuset, the Narraganset, and the Pequot. Gookin described his work and the efforts of John Eliot, James Fitch, and Thomas Mayhew in culturally assimilating Native Americans, work supported by Robert Boyle and the Society for Propagation of the Gospel in New England.