The Treaty of Hartford^[1]

• Name	Treaty of Hartford
  Written	21 Sep 1638	Hartford Settlement, River, British America
  	120a Articles of Agreement between the English in Connecticutt ~And the Indian Sachems ~~ A Covenant and Agreement Made between the English inhabiting the Jurisdiction of the River of Connecticut of the one part and Miantimony the Chief Sachem of the Narragan∫ets in the behalf of him∫elf and the other Chief Sachems there and Poquin or Uncas the Chief Sachem of the Indians called the Mohegans in the behalf of him∫elf and the Sachems under him as followeth at Hartford ye 21st. of September. 1638 Imprs: There is a Peace and familiarity made between the said Miantinomie and the Narragan∫ett Indians and the said Poquin and Mohegans Indians and all former Injuries and wrongs offered each to other remitted and buried and never to be renewed any more from henceforth — It is Agreed if there fall out injuries and wrongs for future to be done or Committed each to other or their Men they shall not pre∫ently revenge it but they are to Appeal to the English and they are to Decide the same And the Deter= =mination of the English to stand and they are each to do as is by the English set down and if the one or the other refuse to do it shall be lawful for the English to compel them and to side and take part if they see cau∫e against the Ob∫tinate or refu∫ing party ~~ It is Agreed and a conclu∫ion of peace and friend∫hip made between the said Miantinome and the said Narragan∫etts and the said Poquin and said Mohegans as long as they carry them∫elves Orderly and give no Just cau∫e of offense and that they nor either of them do Shelter any that may be Enemies to the English that shall or formerly have had hand in Murdering or killing any English Man or Woman or con∫enting thereunto they or either of them shall as ∫oon as they can either bring the Chief Sachem of our late Ene= =mies the Pequots that had the chief hand in killing the English to the said English or take off their heads As al∫o for those Murderers that are now agreed upon among∫t Us that are living they shall as ∫oon as they can po∫sibly take off their heads if they be in their Cu∫tody or el∫e wher∫oever they or any of them Shall 120b Shall come among∫t them or to their Wigwams or any where if they can by any means come by them ~ a --- And whereas therebe or is Reported for to be said Narragan∫etts and Mohegans 200 Pequots living that are Men be∫ides Squaws and Papo∫es The English do give unto Miantinome and the Narragan∫etts to make up the Number of Eighty with the Eleaven they have already and to Poquin his Number and that after they the Pequots shall be divided as afore∫aid shall no more be called Pequots but Narragan∫etts and Mohegans and as their Men or either of them are to Pay for every Sannop One fathom of Wampampeag and for every Youth half so much and for every Sannop Papo∫e one hand to be paid at hilling time of Corn at Connecticutt Yearly and shall not Suffer them for to live in the Country that was formerly theirs but now is the English by Conquest neither shall the Narragan∫ets nor Mohegans po∫se∫s any part of the Pequot Country without leave from the English And it is always expected that the English Captives are forthwith to be delivered to the English such as belong to Connecticutt to the Sachems there and such as belong to the Ma∫sachu∫ets ~~ The said Agreements are to be kept inviolably by the Parties above∫aid and if any make breach of them The other Two may Joyn and make Warr upon such as shall break the same unle∫s Sati∫faction be made being rea∫onably required ~~ Haynes Governour John Haynes The Mark of .) Miantinomy Roger Ludlow    Edward Hopkins The Mark of Poquiam alias /  \ Uncas The above written is a Copy of some Articles made with the English and Indians as Attest Compared by Samuel Ma∫on A∫sistant John Tracy Ju∫tice of Peace A True Copy as on file ~ Atte∫t Ja Meinzies Cler: Cur: Comi∫rs~ A true Copy from the Minutes of his Majesty's Court of Com= mi∫sioners holden at Norwich &c June 28th. 1743 in the Secretarys Office of the Colony of Connecticut Test George Wyllys Secretary
  Type	Agreement
  	21 Sep 1638	Hartford Settlement, River, British America
  	the Pequot War ended
  	Cause: signed
  Person ID	I45358	Duane's Ancestors
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Written - 21 Sep 1638 - Hartford Settlement, River, British America - the Pequot War ended,Cause: signed - 21 Sep 1638 - Hartford Settlement, River, British America  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  1.  [S1452] Yale University Library Digital Collections, catalog/digcoll:2389, 01173. Treaty of Hartford (1638)