All posts tagged "Dummer’s War"
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19.5K6MaineThe Candlemas Massacre and the Salem Witch Trials
One week after two girls in Salem, Mass., begun having strange fits, the Candlemas Massacre wiped out the village of York in...
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6.0K5MaineMay 27, 1727: Lt. Gov. William Dummer Makes Peace With the Indians of Maine
For Massachusetts Lt. Gov. William Dummer, making peace with the Indians in 1727 required diplomacy, capable militia officers and letter-writing, letter-writing, letter-writing. On May 27, 1727,...
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