Wabanaki Tribes Petitions and Correspondence
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Letter from Reuben and Allen Haines to Samuel Hussey conveying Penobscot Tribe's terms for sale of land and timber
- Correspondence from Reuben and Allen Haines to Agent Samuel Hussey describing cultivation of tribal land. They convey the Penobscot Tribe's terms of sale of the land in the two lower townships together at $1.25 per acre, and the refusal to sell timber alone at any price, or the Mattawamkeag township.
1860
Letter from Secretary of State Edward Bangs to Samuel Hussey prohibiting encroachment on Penobscot Nation's fishing rights
- Letter from Secretary of State Edward Bangs to Indian Agent Samuel Hussey prohibiting encroachment on Penobscot Nation's fishing rights
1830
Joseph Treat Deed to Shad Island
- Extract of Joseph Treat deed of purchase of Shad Islands from Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1805, and his transfer of the islands back to Massachusetts in 1813.
1805
Memorial of Chief Francis Joseph Neptune of the Passamaquoddy Tribe to the Governor of Maine requesting reinstatement of Peter Goulding as Agent
- Memorial* of the Passamaquoddy Tribe to the Governor and Executive Council expressing regret over the removal of Peter Goulding as Agent, and requesting that he be reinstalled instead of Jonas Farnsworth. Signed by members of the tribe and attested by Deacon Sockbason. "Mr. Goulding has always given them [the tribe] entire satisfaction and they have full confidence in his honesty and ability, and he has always dealt with them like a Father to his children" *A petition or representation made by one or more individuals to a legislative or other body.
1831
Clothing and Pension Receipts
- Two receipts for clothing and ten yards of calico, and one receipt from Governor Francis Joseph for pension payment
1832
Report of Agent Peter Avery on the Passamaquoddy census and the conditions at Pleasant Point in Perry and at Indian Township
- Report of Peter Avery, agent for the Passamaquoddy Tribe, regarding the census and the conditions at Pleasant Point in Perry and at Peter Denny's Point in Indian Township. References the act of "digging knees" as a primary source of support for the tribe. Knees are a shipbuilding and housewright term referring to the bend where the trunk of a tree meets the supporting roots.
1853