[23] Mrs. L. H. Sigourney’s “Pocahontas.”

[24] Feb. 10, 1682.

[25] Ellis’ “History of Roxbury Town”: “When the people of Roxbury came to take up lands, they selected their locations amongst the praying Indians or where Indians had been converted to Christianity.... This certainly is a sure indication of the steady adherence of his [John Eliot’s] fellow-townsmen and their belief in the actual benefits of his missionary labors.”

[26] Oct. 6, 10, and 17.

[27] Joseph Griggs, John Ruggles, and Edward Morris.

[28] Dec. 5, 1683.

[29] “Records of the Governor and Company of Massachusetts Bay in New England,” vol. v., 426.

[30] Oct. 27, 1684.

[31] Jan. 28th.

[32] “Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England,” vol. v., 468.