1685 Indian deed granting title of Shawmut Neck to Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Type:

Image

Identifier:

400050

Title:

1685 Indian deed granting title of Shawmut Neck to Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Description:

This quit claim deed, sighed by Josiah Wampatuck, was likely sought by The Massachusetts Bay Colony to counter the annulment by England of its original 1629 charter which had been granted by Charles I in 1628.

Citation

“1685 Indian deed granting title of Shawmut Neck to Massachusetts Bay Colony.,” Historical Documents of Indians of the Far Northeast, accessed May 18, 2025, https://www.hrifne.avantlogic.net/digitalarchive/items/show/926.Item400050

Save this item as a PDF file