In May, 1673, he " was chosen probationr , & is forthwith to take ye charge of a Classis," and in the fall his fellowship was confirmed by the Harvard Corporation.

At a meeting of the Corporation, 11 December 1674, it was "Ordered further that hencforth Mr. Daniell Gookin be Library keeper : And that he enquire of persons formerly [con]cerned for finding out & restoring the book[s] found wanting in the last surveigh ma[de] by the Praesidt : himself and Mr Sewal as in the Library book."

In August, 1676, there was "paid mr Danl Gookin, one of the Fellowes, money 50s in Satisfaction for his paines in removing the library to the new Colledge & placeing them."

Here Gookin preached for many years, both to his parishioners and to the Indians, and here his death occurred, after a long illness, 8 January 1717/18.

Daniel Gookin never published anything, but there exists a printed catalogue of his library, which was sold, together with that of Joshua Moody, in 1718.

This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Potter, Alfred Claghorn; Bolton, Charles Knowles (1897).