John Winthrop letter to Gov. Kieft, 1643.

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John Winthrop letter to Gov. Kieft, 1643.

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Letter written by Massachusetts Governor John Winthrop to Governor Willem Kieft of the New Netherlands regarding the defense group formed by the Connecticut, New Haven, and Plymouth, Massachusetts colonies. The group was formed following the Pequot War, when it was realized that none of the colonies could adequately defend alone against an Indian attack. Kieft had previously written and expressed some grievances.

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Winthrop, John, 1588-1649

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Governor of Massachusetts. From the description of Description of John Winthrop, 1631 March 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71067142 John Winthrop (1588-1649), a Puritan lawyer, one of the founders and the governor of the colony of Massachusetts. In March 1630, Winthrop began his journal that he kept until January 1649. By the early 1640s, the entries became more irregular and retrospective, and the narrative was more of a history than a personal journal. There were three ...

Kieft, Willem, 1602-1647

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