Passaconaway. The Mark of Payassaconoway.
Penacook. Their homelands along the Merrimack river, and at the places where the present-day boundaries of so-called “New Hampshire,” “Maine,” and “Massachusetts” exist. Sachem. Pauwau. Diplomat. This document, signed June 12, 1644, is interpreted as a peace agreement, signed by Passaconaway and Nahnanacomock, on behalf of the Pennacook, and the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Passaconaway’s kin: a son, Wannalancet.
Seen at the Massachusetts State Archives.
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