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State of Connecticut, ss.

Office of Secretary of State.

I hereby certify, That I have caused the printed matter contained in the foregoing pages of this volume, to be carefully compared with the original Records and Files, in this Office; and that I find the same to be, (except where otherwise indicated and expressed,) a true, full and literal copy of the said Records, of the Journal of the Council, and of such other documents as are incorporated therewith.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand L. S.

and affixed the Seal of the said State, at Hartford, this 31st day of March, A. D. 1852.

JOHN P. C. MATHER,

Secretary of State.

APPENDIX.

No. I. (p. 26.)

REPORTS OF THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO HEAR UNCAS'S COMPLAINT.

(1.)

New London, Nov. 13th, 1665.

1. The Committe for heareing Vncus his Complaints, hauinge considered what Vncus hath to say respectinge his squaw's rights to Homonosset, we doe finde that all Vncus his claimes, whether reall or pretended, vnto all the lands betwene Connecticut River & Gilford vp Connecticut River [twelve ?] miles and half way from Gilford vnto Mattabeset, are alienated by Vncas vnto Mr. Fenwicke and the inhabitants of Seabrooke & Gilford, except onely six acres of land at Homonosset, and his Ryaltys [royalties?] vpon this land. This Vncus owned before the Committe, wch fully cleares vp the English title frō Vncus.

2. Complainte beinge made that some English haue made sellars within a few miles of Norwich both win the bounds of ye sd towne stated by the Court and sould by Vncus to the inhabitants of y' towne, this Committe doth judge it vnequall y' any English should endevour to possesse y selues of that weh Vncus claimes to be whin his bounds bought of Vncas by Norwich Towne and stated vpon s towne by the Gen" Assembly of this jurisdiction. And these English thus buildinge vpon Vncus his bounds, sould and confermed to Norwich, wthout any application to the Gen" Court, wch we judge erregular.

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3dly. Complaint beinge made to the Committe that divers Indians doe hunt vpon Vncus his limitts, we doe desire the Magestrats of Hartford & Winsore to prohibitt the Connecticut Indians fro huntinge vpon Vncus his bounds or any way molestinge him in his Indian Royaltys. And this Committe doe declare ymselves willinge y' some meet season be taken to heare the difference betweene Vncus and the Indians of Quinabauge, wch cannot be done at this time, none of Quinabauge Indians beinge now present. And Thomas Trasy and Francis Griswold are desired to warne the Indians of Quinabaug not to hunt whin Vncus his limitts.

Willm. Leete

Samuel Willis

Robert Chapman.

I doe finde y' the lands betweene Connecticut River and Gilford were alienated either vnto Mr. Fenwicke or Seabrooke and Gilford by Vncas, but vnto w I doe not determine.

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Samuel Willis.

(2.)

Hartford, Octob" 20th, 1666.

The Committee appoynted to hear Vncos his complaints, mett, before whome Vncos came and complained that New London men [blank] him land they had of him upon ye west side of the riuer up northward unto a bound marked tree that was agreed betwixt them and him, by a brook called Cankitthewonk. This was owned by James Morgan and witnessed by Major Mason.

That the land down the river southward from that marked tree to Mamacuck was Vncas his father's land and so his, we finde witnessed by Mathew Griswold and William Waller under their hands, who were appoynted by the General Assembly to inquire into the matter; and upon the east side, his land to Acomoques; beyond which New London have about three miles which they have not satisfied for; for issue of which matter we haueing treated with Vncas concerning the price for rites and titles in all the s lands to be made good and ferm to New London men, do approue of his demand of twenty pounds in currant pay, and do advise the town to pay him the s sum for the establishment of a clearer title, preservation of peace and preventing further trouble and charge to themselves or the Country. Butt for the rest of Vncas his lands up the River unto Norwich bounds, we do order with his own free consent that he nor his heirs shall not sell any part of it to any person or persons whatsoever but unto New London town, and not to them neither without the consent of his people, reserving a competent proportion to plant vpon, so to remain for him, his heirs, his people and their successors for ever, for their subsistence.

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The aboue instrument is a true copie of a copie under y' hand of Daniell Clark Secretary, bearing date May ye 30th, '66.

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Thomas Williams,

Justice of the Peace.

No. II. (p. 31.)

TAWTANIMO'S GRANTS TO RICHARD BALDWIN.

"At a meeting with Towtanimoe Sagamore of Pawgasutt, together wth some other Pagasett Indians his subjects, at the house of Richard Baldwin at Milford, March 24, 1659-60:

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The sayd sagamore did * grant *the meadow known and denominatad by the name of Hogg Meadow * *unto Richard Baldwin, * * and doth further promise and engage that when the proprietors of Pawgasutt shall there come to possesse and improue there propriety there, he will then sell and make over to them what other vpland or meadow shall be for their convenience. And likewise doth ingage in the mean time not to make over, sell or dispose of any land *between the west branch of Milford Mill River and Potatuck River east and west, and from the little river on the north side of Grassy Hill and so northward unto the hither end of the place commonly called Deares Delight, vnto any other persons whatever," &c. This grant is signed by the marks of Tawtanimoe, James, Chub, Succuscoge, Secochanneege, Sassaughsough & Wauwumpecun, Indians then present.

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By a subsequent grant, Sept. 6th, 1661, Tawtanimo gave to Richard Baldwin "all the upland adjacent to Hoggs Meadow" within the following bounds; "to begin at Milford line on the south side, and the north side goeth up to the path which goeth from Pagasett to New Haven; and the west side from Milford line where the cartway now is that goeth over the Brooke which is on the north side of Grassy Hill, and so broad as it is there, to Milford Mill River, the same bredth it is to runn from the sayd Mill River at Pagasett path on the north side towards Pagasett: also all the great swampe that lyeth on the east side of the sayd Mill Riuer from Milford lyne northward and eastward, unto the outmost bownds of it." Subscribed by the marks of Towtanimoe, Younkitihue, & Towhege, Indians present at the giving of the land, and witnessed by Michael Tompkine, John Baldwine Jun'.

These deeds are recorded, at length, in the first volume of Colony Records of Lands, page 292.

September 15th, 1665, "Ockenung, the sole and onely Sagamore of Pagassett," with the assent of his subjects, confirmed to Richard Baldwin and his fellow proprietors at Pawgasset, the grants formerly made, and gave them a deed of the whole tract of land included within the bounds following ;-" on the north with present path that lyes between New Haven and Pagassett, and on the south with the bounds of Milford Town, and on the east with the Mill River of Milford, and on the west with the great River at Pagassett." Subscribed by Ockenungs, Chaps and Nebawkumme, and witnessed by John Minor, Michael Tompkins and Thomas Oviat. (Recorded in Col. Rec. of Lands, I. 388.)

CHARLES R.

No. III. (p. 45.)

LETTERS FROM KING CHARLES II.

[For. Correspondence, Vol. 1, Doc. 4.]

Trusty and well beloved, Wee greet you well. In former letters* Wee haue directed you to put yourselves in the best way of defence you could against the assaults of the French & Dutch in those parts, & for the secureing of all shippes hither, towards which you may assure yourselve that Wee will cooperate from hence with Our accustomed care for the good of Our Subjects. And because the time offers it selfe more favourably now then ever, of delivering yo'selves from those unquiet neighbours, Wee have thought fitt to write this unto you, to authorize you to apply yo'selves with all your force and skill to the reduceing to Our obedience all Islands & Plantaçons in those parts belonging to the French or Dutch nation, & especially that of Canada, the effecting of which Wee must leave to your prudence and good conduct, since it is impossible att this distance to instruct you therein. And that Our trusty and well beloved S Thomas Temple Our Governo' of Nova Scotia may the better correspond with you & bee assistant therein, Wee have by Our Letters required him thereunto. Herewith sending you Our Declaraçon of the Warre against France, which you are to publish in the manner you shall thinke fitt, takeing the substance thereof, and varying the forme of it according to what hath been used in such cases. And soe Wee bid you farewell. Given att Our Court att Whitehall, the 22th day of February, in the 18th yeare of Our Reigne, 1665-6.

By his Maties Comand,

ARLINGTON. [Directed] To Our Trusty and Wellbeloved the Governour & Councell of Our Colony of Connecticott in New England.

CHARLES R.

[For. Cor. I. Doc. 5.]

Trusty and Well beloved, Wee Greet you well. Having received so full and satisfactory an account from Our Comissioners, both of the good reception you haue giuen them and also of your dutifulnesse and obedience to Us, Wee cannot but let you know how much Wee are pleased therewith, judging that respect of yours towards Our Officers to be the true and naturall fruit which demonstrates what fidelity and affection towards Us is rooted in your hearts. And although your carriage doth of itself most iustly deserue Our praise and approbation, yet it seems to be set off with the more lustre by the contrary deportment of the Colony of the Massachusets, as if by their refractorinesse they had designed to recomend and heighten

* A copy of this letter, made in 1666, (in a volume of "Copies & Letters," page 5,) has this note in the margin, in the hand writing of Sec. Allyn: "Those former letters never came to hand."

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