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and his son, 120 more." It is unclear if "Jerthoag" is in reference to Peter or possibly another Jethro relative, but it has been interpreted as meaning a member of the "Jethro" family. Similarly, William
Hubbard wrote about Peter Jethro's assistance to the colony stating that "young Jethro brought
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requesting that church services in the Natick
Praying town continue in the Nipmuc language rather than English, and one of the signatories was "Olt Jetro," so Peter Jethro or another relative may have used his father's name after his death or may have adopted it as was the practice with other
166:, to obtain her release. Peter eventually escaped and turned himself in to the English authorities in response to an offer of a pardon for any Indian who did so. Pardoning Jethro in return for his service was criticized strongly by Rev. Edmund Brown of Sudbury.
118:). Using his knowledge of English and local Algonquin dialects, Peter Jethro served as a translator and scribe for various land transactions between settlers and Native Americans in Massachusetts. In 1665 he was part of a group of Indians that transferred
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referred to the incident, stating, "That abominable Indian Peter Jethro betrayed his own Father, and other
Indians of his special acquaintance, unto Death." More recent historians suggest that Peter may have actually been working to turn in only
263:, the object of which is not stated. No later notice of him has been found" however a Native American referred to as "Jethro, the Indian" witnessed the death of John Wells near the Connecticut River in Connecticut in 1695.
102:, and while in Natick Peter Jethro studied under John Eliot who stated that "Jethro, after he had confest Christ and was baptized, was sent to preach Christ to" "eople (sundry of them) dwelling at Panatuket-Fort." In 1674
81:(also known as "Old Jethro"), although some early records and histories confuse the father and son. Peter Jethro stated that he was "one of the ancient native hereditary Indian proprietors of" Assabet (near what is now
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and was present with a group of Native
Americans to witness the sale of what is now downtown Concord to local colonists. By around 1650 Peter Jethro moved to the praying town of Natick near where his father resided on
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Company for the
Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the Parts Adjacent in America, Some correspondence between the governors and treasurers of the New England Company, 74-75 (accessible on google
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after allegedly falling under suspicion due to their "singing, dancing, and having much powder and many bullets and slugs hid in their baskets," but they were acquitted when the true murderer,
173:, but Tantamous escaped, and Peter alerted the authorities (with alleged assurances that his family would not be harmed) of his father's whereabouts, but his father was captured at Cochecho (
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to Ting, which Jethro had received from his Uncle
Jeffrey of Waymessitt, and Jethro stated that he had no children. In 1684 Peter Jethro confirmed land transfers of family land in
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Between 1681 and 1685 Jethro (sometimes referring to himself as "Old Jethro") signed documents with other
Nipmucs protesting the sale of tribal lands including near what is now
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and elsewhere in "Nipmuc country" by various parties who acted without authority including Waban, Great James, and John Wampas. In 1683 several
Indians, including Rev.
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In 1677 Rev. Thomas
Cobbett wrote an account of the War stating that "Capt. John Jerthoag a Nipmk Sagamor came in and some with him, and presently after fetched in old
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stating that he never promised amnesty for the
Indians which Peter brought in, but only to let the governor know of his service if he helped the colony.
106:, superintendent of the Praying Indians, vouched for Peter Jethro as a "grave and pious Indian" and commissioned him to work as a missionary minister in
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The Book of the Indians, Or, Biography and History of the Indians of North America: From Its First Discovery to the Year 1841
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In August 1675 Peter's father, Tantamous, and ten other Indians were falsely accused of committing a murder in the first
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deceased Indians in that era. Also, in 1683 Peter Jethro was living with Jonathan Ting of
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History of the Town of Northfield, Massachusetts, for 150 Years: With Family Genealogies,
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History of Framingham, Massachusetts: Early Known as Danforth's ...
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to settlers there, and the Sudbury transfer was witnessed by Rev.
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leader, in exchange for their lives. On September 2, 1676
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