Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Uhhaunauwaunmut, Solomon |
Date Born |
1727 |
Deceased |
02/1777 |
Father |
Kokkewenaunaut, Ben |
Places of Residence |
Stockbridge, Massachusetts |
Notes |
"King" Solomon was chief sachem of the Stockbridge Mohicans, serving as a widely-respected community leader, diplomat, military captain, and orator. He was fluent in English and traveled to London in 1766 with three other Mohican leaders to protect their land from white settler encroachment. They were not successful, which may have helped convince him to side with the Americans during the Revolution. The Stockbridge Indians were among the first to pledge themselves to the Patriot cause. In early 1775 Solomon Uhhaunauwaunmut delivered a speech declaring that the Mohican would side with the Americans and further that they would intercede on their behalf and encourage the Mohawks and Haudenoshaunee to side with them as well. In return, he expected the Americans would help his people recover their just rights. He was the captain of a company of Mohican soldiers, and served as a leader in the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775. |
