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No one but Patrick Woolford, do you understand?” Duncan demanded of Ishmael as the young Nipmuc tucked his folded and sealed message into the pouch that hung around his neck.
“Deputy Superintendent Woolford,” Ishmael confirmed. “Captain of infantry,” he added, referring to the rank Duncan’s friend still held in the British army while seconded to the Department of Indian Affairs.
Duncan pulled on Ishmael’s arm to get his attention. The young Nipmuc was watching the river docks, where two big whaleboats were being fitted out for Reverend Wheelock’s party. “He has a new son, so he’ll probably be close to his cabin, near his wife’s tribe. If not, he’ll be with Sir William at his manor house,” he added, referring to Sir William Johnson, hero of the Seven Years’ War and superintendent of a
