Here's a sample of the next batch of documents I'm going to be looking at. They actually start out well before King Philip's War and only go to 1670, but we're looking into the possibility that some of these haven't been transcribed before. Plus, we believe they do cover the period of the Pequot War, … Continue reading Next item of King Philip’s War research
King Philip’s War
Connecticut & the governor of New York
Sir Edmund Andros is best known to Connecticut residents for being appointed governor of the short-lived "Dominion of New England" in the 1680s, and seizing (or attempting to seize) the royal charter that allowed Connecticut to operate its own government. The document indices from the King Philip's War period (the 1670s) indicate, however, that he … Continue reading Connecticut & the governor of New York
Even lists can contain surprises
One of my other projects is about King Philip's War (New England, 1675-6). At the moment, I'm typing up an index of the documents contained in a volume of Connecticut manuscript records, so we can check which of them have been previously transcribed, and which have not. This is not quite as boring as you … Continue reading Even lists can contain surprises
Kristen Noble Keegan, Historical Geographer 