Deed, 1652 November 29.

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Deed, 1652 November 29.

This deed documents Massasoit and his son, Wamsutta, selling a tract of land to William Bradford, Miles Standish, Thomas Southworth, John Winslow, John Cooke, and "their associates." Samuel Pedy and Jonathan Shaw are identified as witnesses to the transaction. The deed provides specifics on the location of the land and the goods the colonists used to purchase the land.

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Standish, Myles, 1584?-1656

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Cook, John, -1660

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Winslow, John, fl. 1652.

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Wamsutta,

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Bradford, William, 1588-1697.

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Southworth, Thomas, 1616-1669

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New Plymouth Colony.

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The Wampanoag Tribe's traditional lands are located in eastern Rhode Island and Massachusetts. The Puritans established portions of the Plymouth Colony on these lands. Massasoit was the Sachem of Pokanoket, a group of Wampanoag villages around Narragansett Bay. He was also known as Ousamequin, Woosamequin, and Wasamequen. Wamsutta, a signator of this deed, was the eldest son of Massasoit. Massasoit met with the colonists soon after their arrival and negotiated treaties in 1621. From ...

Massasoit, 1580-1661

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Shaw, Jonathan, fl. 1652.

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Wampanoag Tribe.

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