Woodstock: An historical sketchBowen, Clarence Winthrop
History
Woodstock: An historical sketch
Bowen, Clarence Winthrop
Woodstock (Conn. : Town) -- History
"We went not to it [Quinnatisset], being straitened for time, but
we spake with some of the principal people at Wabquissit.[17] ...
Wabquissit ... lieth about nine or ten miles from Maanexit, upon
the west side, six miles of Mohegan River, and is distant from
Boston west and by south, about seventy-two miles. It lieth about
four miles within the Massachusetts south line. It hath about
thirty families, and one hundred and fifty souls. It is situated in
a very rich soil, manifested by the goodly crop of Indian corn then
newly ingathered, not less than forty bushels upon an acre. We came
thither late in the evening upon the 15th of September, and took
up our quarters at the sagamore's wigwam, who was not at home: but
his squaw courteously admitted us, and provided liberally, in their
way, for the Indians that accompanied us. This sagamore inclines to
religion, and keeps the meeting on sabbath days at his house, which
is spacious, about sixty feet in length and twenty feet in width.
The teacher of this place is named Sampson; an active and ingenious
person. He speaks good English and reads well. He is brother
unto Joseph, before named, teacher at Chabanakougkomun[18] ...
being both hopeful, pious, and active men; especially the younger
before-named Sampson, teacher at Wabquissit, who was, a few years
since, a dissolute person, and I have been forced to be severe
in punishing him for his misdemeanors formerly. But now he is,
through grace, changed and become sober and pious; and he is now
very thankful to me for the discipline formerly exercised towards
him. And besides his flagitious life heretofore, he lived very
uncomfortably with his wife; but now they live very well together,
I confess this story is a digression. But because it tendeth to
magnify grace, and that to a prodigal, and to declare how God
remembers his covenant unto the children of such as are faithful
and zealous for him in their time and generation, I have mentioned
it.
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