New Pequot War Articles at ConnecticutHistory.org! We have most recently been working with the staff of ConnecticutHistory.org (who are, by the way, a delight!) in prepping and editing articles about the Pequot War for this go-to catch-all Connecticut history website. Take some time to peruse the depths of Connecticut history available…we certainly did! You can find our [...]

To some, the existence of slavery in New England is still foreign, and in fact, that many Natives in New England were enslaved is even more so. But it’s true. Diaries, letters and other various primary resources of the early colonial times document thousands of cases of both black and Natives, such as Pequot captives [...]

Over the course of the Pequot War (from 1636-1638), over 1500 Pequots were killed, enslaved or placed under various local tribes. Several skirmishes and battles at battlefield sites took the lives of Pequot men, women and children. Although the numbers are not definite, recent research had made a distinct effort to establish Pequot casualties during [...]

The final act of the Pequot War was on September 21, 1638, when Miantinomi (Narragansett Sachem), Uncas (or Poquiam, Mohegan Sachem), John Haynes, Roger Ludlow and Edward Hopkins signed a tripartite treaty. Known as the Treaty of Hartford, this articles of agreement specified: Forbade any followers of Sassacus (Pequot Sachem) to be called Pequots. Denied [...]