John Eliot (missionary)
John Eliot (c. 1604 – 21 May 1690) was a Puritan missionary to the American Indians. His efforts earned him the designation “the apostle to the Indians.”
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“But I’m his poor shepherd, as plain you may see,
That am come to beg pardon for him and for me.””
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