Wabanaki Tribes Petitions and Correspondence
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Letter from John G. Deane, Esq. to the Governor and Executive Council regarding treaty with the Penobscot Tribe for the purchase of the Mattawamkeag townships
- Correspondence (10 pages) from John G. Deane, Esq. to the Governor of Maine and Executive Council regarding treating with the Penobscot Nation for the purchase of the Mattawamkeag townships. The priest to whom Deane refers throughout the letter is likely Father Virgil H. Barber, a Jesuit priest stationed in Old Town until his recall in 1830.
1830
Letter from John G. Deane, Esq. to Secretary of State Edward Russell regarding commission and funds
- Correspondence from John Deane of Ellsworth to Secretary of State recommending Joshua W. Hathaway or John Chamberlain as commissioner of justice.
1830
Letter from Virgil Barber to Governor Hunton
- Letter from Virgil Barber to Governor Hunton, enclosing correspondence to Samuel Hussey from Daniel Davis and others regarding the actions of Indian Agent Ebenezer Pope.
1830
Certification by Agent Henry Richardson of Newell Lewy and Peol Tomah as delegates from the Old and New Parties of the Penobscot Tribe
- Certification by Agent Henry Richardson of Newell Lewy and Peol Tomah as delegates from the Old and New Parties of the Penobscot Tribe
1840
Petition of the Passamaquoddy Tribe refuting the false claims of Saco Besin
- Petition of the Passamaquoddy Tribe refuting the false claims of Saco Besin, requesting resolution of grievances, and the appointment of Manly B. Townsend as Agent for the tribe.
1834
Petition of the Penobscot Tribe to the Governor in Relation to the Sale of Their Lands to the State (1/2)
- Two petitions from the Penobscot Tribe against the illegal sale of their land without the tribe's understanding or consent, and deceptive practices of Thomas Bartlett and Mr. Lovejoy. See also 29-29134-F035-I001 and 29-29134-F037-I001 for related correspondence.
1833
Protest of the Passamaquoddy Tribe
- Protest of the Passamaquoddy Tribe declaring the treaty signed by Sabbatis Neptune regarding the alliance with the Penobscots and Maliseets and pledging allegiance to the British in New Brunswick to be false, and that Neptune signed the treaty without understanding it. See also supplemental letter from Passamaquoddy Tribe to Governor John Fairfield 29-29134-F043-I002.
1839