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Description: Indians Poisoned at Peace Meeting OC-3 In May 1623, Capt. William Tucker led English soldiers from Jamestown to meet with Indian leaders here in Pamunkey territory. The Indians were returning English prisoners taken in March 1622 during war leader Opechancanough's orchestrated attacks on encroaching English settlements along the James River. At the meeting, the English called for a toast to seal the agreement, gave the Indians poisoned wine, and then fired upon them, injuring as many as 150, including Opechancanough and the chief of the Kiskiack. The English had hoped to assassinate Opechancanough, who was erroneously reported as having been slain; they succeeded in 1646. Department of Historic Resources, 2008 References/Bibliographic Citation: Kingsbury, Susan Myra, compiler 1906-1935. Records of the Virginia Company of London. 4 Vols. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress Vol.2 pp 478-483 Vol.4 pp 98-99 (letter from seven Council members, including John Pott, claiming the death of Opechancanough), p101, pp 221-222 (letter by a Robert Bennett which describes the poisoning and shooting incident in detail, although Bennett places the incident on the Potomac River, which implies he was not a witness) Sainsbury, W. Noel, compiler 1860. Calendar of State Papers, Colonial Series, 1575-1660. 60 Vols. London, Longman, Green and Roberts. Vol. 3 p 69 – Notation of request to remove Pott from the Council, describing him as a “poisoner of the savages”. This is the only record linking Pott indirectly with the poisoned wine. Vol. 2 p 48 – letter from Dephibus Canne to John Deldridge, July 2, 1623: Says 13 people went in a shallop to Pamunkey. Specifies that English prisoners were put in the boat before the shootings took place. Anonymous 1900-1901. Two Tragicall Events: The Voyage of Anthony Chester, Made in the Year 1620. William and Mary Quarterly, 1st series, Vol 9 pp 203-214. In editor’s note on page 214, Leon Tyler places the incident at Opechancanough’s “town of Pamunkey” at the site of what is now West Point. Ferrar Papers (1590-1790) 1992 edition. Originals housed in Magdalene College, Cambridge University. On microfilm at LVA. Reel 3, item 556 Letter from Francis Wyatt, who places the incident on the Pamunkey River and says the English intended to kill Opechancanough by whatever means possible.
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