. The border wars of New England, commonly called King William's and Queen Anne's wars. rd plied the paddle.^Half-starved, worn out withunceasing labor and watch-fulness, the feelings withwhich the weary wanderers otstan tankabd. saw at last the familiar shores and cottages of Haverhill rising before them can onlybe guessed. They were welcomed home as beings risenfrom the dead. The story of the exploit soon spread throughout thelength and breadth of the colonies, and was everywherethe theme of mingled wonder and admiration. After re-covering from the effects of their captivity, all the actorsi
. The border wars of New England, commonly called King William's and Queen Anne's wars. rd plied the paddle.^Half-starved, worn out withunceasing labor and watch-fulness, the feelings withwhich the weary wanderers otstan tankabd. saw at last the familiar shores and cottages of Haverhill rising before them can onlybe guessed. They were welcomed home as beings risenfrom the dead. The story of the exploit soon spread throughout thelength and breadth of the colonies, and was everywherethe theme of mingled wonder and admiration. After re-covering from the effects of their captivity, all the actorsin this remarkable tragedy went to Boston,^ taking with 1 It is said that the fugitives were hospitably received and entertained by JonathanTyng, at his house on Wickasuck Island. 2 May 1, l(i97, Hannah Dustan came to see us ; I gave her part of Connecticutflax. She saith her master, whom she killed, did formerly live with Mr. Lancaster. He told her that when he prayed the English way, he thought that wasgood, but now he found the French way was better.—Sewall 128 THE BORDER WARS OF NEW ENGLAND [1697 them the ghastly trophies tnat Hannah Dustau would notleave behind her. The Massachusetts General Courtbeing then in session, a reward of twenty-five poundswas voted to the Dustans, and twelve pounds ten shil-lings each to Mary Neff and Samuel Leonardson. Be-sides this gratuity, doubly welcome to those who hadlost their all, Governor Nicholson, of Maryland, sentHannah Dustan a pewter tankard, as a mark of his re-gard for her remarkable heroism. This token is still inexistence. Monuments have been raised to commemorate thisexploit, both at Haverhill, where the savage onslaughtbegan, and at Dustans Island, in the town of Boscawen,N. H., where the maternal vengeance overtook some ofthe actors in that days work. Yet, strange to say, evento this day the site of Thomas Dustans house is notpositively known. XIVTO THE PEACE OF RYSWICK Unknown to the people of New En
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