SALTONSTALL, SIR RICHARD
\sˈɒltənstˌɔːl], \sˈɒltənstˌɔːl], \s_ˈɒ_l_t_ə_n_s_t_ˌɔː_l]\
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(1586-1658), came to Massachusetts from England in 1630 as Assistant to Winthrop. He began the settlement of Watertown, but returned to England in 1631. He was a patentee of Connecticut, and sent a vessel to take possession of the territory. He wrote letters of remonstrance to John Cotton and John Wilson in regard to the persecution of persons for their religious convictions.
By John Franklin Jameson
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