Translation of Agawam Deed 1636

          A coppy of a deed whereby the Indians at Springfield made

sale of certain Lands on  both sides the great River at Springfield

to William Pynchon Esq & Henry Smith & John Burr, for the Town of

Springfield for ever.

Agaam

Alias  Agawam:  This fifteenth day of July, 1636.

          It is agreed between Commucke & Matanchan ancient:  Indians of Aga=

=am for & in the Name of al the other Indians, & in particular for & in

Ye Name of Cuttonus the right owner of Agaam & Quanna, & in the Name of

His mother Kewenusk the Tamasham or wife of Wenawis, & Niarum the wife

of Coa, to & with William Pynchon Henry Smith & John Burr their heires

& associates for ever.  to trucke & sel al that ground & muckeosquittaj

or meadow, accomsick viz:  on the other side of Quana; & al the ground &

muckeosquittaj on the side of Agaam, except Cottinackeesh or ground

that is now planted for ten Fatham of Wampam, Ten coates, Ten howes,

Ten hatchets, & Ten knifes:  and also the said ancient Indians with the

Consent of the rest, & in particular w^th   the Conent of Menis & Wrutherna

& Napompenam – do trucke & sell to William Pynchon Henry Smith & John

Burr, & their Successors for ever, al that ground on the East side of

Quinnecticot River called Usquaiok & Kayasset reaching about four or

five miles in Length, from the north end of Masaksicke up to Chickuppe

River, for four fatham of Wampam, four coates, four howes, four hatchets,

four knifes:  Also the Said ancient Indians Doe w^th the Consent of the

other Indians, & in particular w^th the Consent of Machetuhood Wenepawin,

& Mohemoos trucke & sel the ground & Muckeosquittaj, & grounds adjoying,

called Masaksicke, for four fatham of wampam, four coates, four hatchets

& four howes, & four knifes.

          And the said Pynchon hath in hand paid the said eighteen fatham

of Wampam, eighteen coates, 18 hatchets, 18 howes, 18 knifes, to the

Said Commucke & Matanchan, & doth further condition w^th  the Sd Indians,

that they shal have & enjoy all that Cottinackeesh, or ground that is

now planted; And have liberty to take Fish & Deer, ground nuts, walnuts

akornes, & Sasachimmeph or a kind of pease, And also if any of th

cattle spoile their corne, to pay as it is worth; & that hogs shal not

goe on the side Agaam but in akorne time:  Also the said Pynchol doth

give to Wrutherna two coates over & above the said Particulars expressed,

& In Witnes hereof the two said Indians & the Rest, doe set to their

hands, this present 15^th day of July 1636.

Translation or Original Indian Deed

Source Agawam Public Library