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- Howland's slave Totoo/Tata
If anyone learns more about Totoo, enslaved by the Gorham's, send me a m essage.
Totoo is identified as Mrs Gorham's slave in 3 sources (added to source s); as here from “Old Cape Cod: The Land, the Men, the Sea":
"Old Totoo, slave to Mrs. Gorham, of Barnstable, survived her eight yea rs and, dying, begged that he might be buried at his mistress's feet. I n 1678, two Indians of Sandwich, convicted of stealing twenty five poun ds, were sentenced to be sold, for the profit of their victims, somewhe re in New England as 'perpetual slaves" (103-04).
Desire Howland Gorham's inventory references a person named "tota" in h er household: "beding & sheets that tota makes use of" (p 219). The ind ex identifies Tota as an "indian" (p 279).
If Totoo/Tota is enslaved in 1675-76, then s/he is almost surely 1 of t he hundreds of Wampanoag the English sold into slavery at the end of Me tacom's War (King Philip's War).
Epitaph
Desire Gorham's Epitaph per Page 1, front page of the Monday, July 28, 1 913 edition of the Barnstable Patriot: "Let us walk in God's Acre, 'ti s the hour of the gloaming, The sun has gone down in the luminous west, H ere the forefathers and foremothers by steadfast hope strengthened Thei r life's fitful fever ended, were laid to their rest. Here lies Desire H owland, wife of Capt. John Gorham, Daughter of John Howland, Mayflower P ilgrim was he, In the shadow of the meeting-house, on Cobb's Hill, in o ld Barnstable, Overlooking the harbor and the far away sea. Earnest Ch ristian, wise counsellor, true friend and kind neighbor, Like a queen s he reigned over her little domain. The heart of her husband did safely t rust in her, A myriad of descendants rise and bless her loved name. Whe n old Totoo,her black slave, felt his last hours approaching, Would his h ouse set in order, the death angel to meet, Expressed his fond wish, a nd his dearest ambition, To be laid, when he died, at his dead mistress ' feet. Oh, happy the heart full of loyal affection, Love lightens its l abors, makes each bitter draught sweet, And rich is the life, sure of o ne soul's pure devotion, Tho' it is but a slave's, laid, when dead, at h er feet." Neponset, Mass. P T. C.
Howland's slave Totoo/Tata
If anyone learns more about Totoo, enslaved by the Gorham's, send me a m e ssage.
Totoo is identified as Mrs Gorham's slave in 3 sources (added to source s ); as here from “Old Cape Cod: The Land, the Men, the Sea":
"Old Totoo, slave to Mrs. Gorham, of Barnstable, survived her eight yea r s and, dying, begged that he might be buried at his mistress's feet. I n 1 678, two Indians of Sandwich, convicted of stealing twenty five poun ds , were sentenced to be sold, for the profit of their victims, somewhe r e in New England as 'perpetual slaves" (103-04).
Desire Howland Gorham's inventory references a person named "tota" in h e r household: "beding & sheets that tota makes use of" (p 219). The ind e x identifies Tota as an "indian" (p 279).
If Totoo/Tota is enslaved in 1675-76, then s/he is almost surely 1 of t h e hundreds of Wampanoag the English sold into slavery at the end of Me t acom's War (King Philip's War).
Epitaph
Desire Gorham's Epitaph per Page 1, front page of the Monday, July 28, 1 9 13 edition of the Barnstable Patriot: "Let us walk in God's Acre, 'ti s t he hour of the gloaming, The sun has gone down in the luminous west, H e re the forefathers and foremothers by steadfast hope strengthened Thei r l ife's fitful fever ended, were laid to their rest. Here lies Desire H o wland, wife of Capt. John Gorham, Daughter of John Howland, Mayflower P i lgrim was he, In the shadow of the meeting-house, on Cobb's Hill, in o l d Barnstable, Overlooking the harbor and the far away sea. Earnest Ch r istian, wise counsellor, true friend and kind neighbor, Like a queen s h e reigned over her little domain. The heart of her husband did safely t r ust in her, A myriad of descendants rise and bless her loved name. Whe n o ld Totoo,her black slave, felt his last hours approaching, Would his h o use set in order, the death angel to meet, Expressed his fond wish, a n d his dearest ambition, To be laid, when he died, at his dead mistress ' f eet. Oh, happy the heart full of loyal affection, Love lightens its l a bors, makes each bitter draught sweet, And rich is the life, sure of o n e soul's pure devotion, Tho' it is but a slave's, laid, when dead, at h e r feet." Neponset, Mass. P T. C.
Howland's slave Totoo/Tata
If anyone learns more about Totoo, enslaved by the Gorham's, send me a m essage.
Totoo is identified as Mrs Gorham's slave in 3 sources (added to source s); as here from “Old Cape Cod: The Land, the Men, the Sea":
"Old Totoo, slave to Mrs. Gorham, of Barnstable, survived her eight yea rs and, dying, begged that he might be buried at his mistress's feet. I n 1678, two Indians of Sandwich, convicted of stealing twenty five poun ds, were sentenced to be sold , for the profit of their victims, somewhe re in New England as 'perpetual slaves" (103-04).
Desire Howland Gorham's inventory references a person named "tota" in h er household: "beding & sheets that tota makes use of" (p 219). The ind ex identifies Tota as an "indian" (p 279).
If Totoo/Tota is enslaved in 1675-76, then s/he is almost surely 1 of t he hundreds of Wampanoag the English sold into slavery at the end of Me tacom's War (King Philip's War).
Epitaph
Desire Gorham's Epitaph per Page 1, front page of the Monday, July 28, 1 913 edition of the Barnstable Patriot: "Let us walk in God's Acre, 'ti s the hour of the gloaming, The sun has gone down in the luminous west, H ere the forefathers and fore mothers by steadfast hope strengthened Thei r life's fitful fever ended, were laid to their rest. Here lies Desire H owland, wife of Capt. John Gorham, Daughter of John Howland, Mayflower P ilgrim was he, In the shadow of the meeting-house, on Co bb's Hill, in o ld Barnstable, Overlooking the harbor and the far away sea. Earnest Ch ristian, wise counsellor, true friend and kind neighbor, Like a queen s he reigned over her little domain. The heart of her husband did safely t rust in her , A myriad of descendants rise and bless her loved name. Whe n old Totoo,her black slave, felt his last hours approaching, Would his h ouse set in order, the death angel to meet, Expressed his fond wish, a nd his dearest ambition, To be laid, whe n he died, at his dead mistress ' feet. Oh, happy the heart full of loyal affection, Love lightens its l abors, makes each bitter draught sweet, And rich is the life, sure of o ne soul's pure devotion, Tho' it is but a slave's, laid, when dead, a t h er feet." Neponset, Mass. P T. C.
Howland's slave Totoo/Tata
If anyone learns more about Totoo, enslaved by the Gorham's, send me a m e ssage.
Totoo is identified as Mrs Gorham's slave in 3 sources (added to source s ); as here from “Old Cape Cod: The Land, the Men, the Sea":
"Old Totoo, slave to Mrs. Gorham, of Barnstable, survived her eight yea r s and, dying, begged that he might be buried at his mistress's feet. I n 1 678, two Indians of Sandwich, convicted of stealing twenty five poun ds , were sentenced to be sol d, for the profit of their victims, somewhe r e in New England as 'perpetual slaves" (103-04).
Desire Howland Gorham's inventory references a person named "tota" in h e r household: "beding & sheets that tota makes use of" (p 219). The ind e x identifies Tota as an "indian" (p 279).
If Totoo/Tota is enslaved in 1675-76, then s/he is almost surely 1 of t h e hundreds of Wampanoag the English sold into slavery at the end of Me t acom's War (King Philip's War).
Epitaph
Desire Gorham's Epitaph per Page 1, front page of the Monday, July 28, 1 9 13 edition of the Barnstable Patriot: "Let us walk in God's Acre, 'ti s t he hour of the gloaming, The sun has gone down in the luminous west, H e re the forefathers and f oremothers by steadfast hope strengthened Thei r l ife's fitful fever ended, were laid to their rest. Here lies Desire H o wland, wife of Capt. John Gorham, Daughter of John Howland, Mayflower P i lgrim was he, In the shadow of the meeting-house , on Cobb's Hill, in o l d Barnstable, Overlooking the harbor and the far away sea. Earnest Ch r istian, wise counsellor, true friend and kind neighbor, Like a queen s h e reigned over her little domain. The heart of her husband did safely t r u st in her, A myriad of descendants rise and bless her loved name. Whe n o ld Totoo,her black slave, felt his last hours approaching, Would his h o use set in order, the death angel to meet, Expressed his fond wish, a n d his dearest ambition, T o be laid, when he died, at his dead mistress ' f eet. Oh, happy the heart full of loyal affection, Love lightens its l a bors, makes each bitter draught sweet, And rich is the life, sure of o n e soul's pure devotion, Tho' it is but a slave's, l aid, when dead, at h e r feet." Neponset, Mass. P T. C.
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Abt 1625 - 1683 (58 years)
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