Wabanaki Tribes Petitions and Correspondence
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Resolves Ratifying and Confirming A Treaty with the Penobscot Nation
- Resolves ratifying and confirming a treaty with the Penobscot Nation relating to the Act of Separation and Maine statehood.
1821
Letter from Samuel Hussey, Agent for Indian Affairs, to Governor and Executive Council
- Letter from Samuel Hussey, Agent for Indian Affairs, to Governor and Executive Council of Maine, enclosing a population census of the Penobscot tribe for the purposes of creating a school, and also a census of quality of land available for agriculture as a means of supply due to the decline of hunting and fishing. Hussey also mentions insufficient travel payment to Lieutenant Governor John Neptune and Hussey's defrayment of the expense without timely compensation from the Maine Legislature.
1820
Specimens of Writing in Quoddy School
- Handwriting samples from Quoddy School students, including Lewy Sockbason, Pier Pol, Peter Mitchell, Rolies Dunneslaus, Noail [Noel] Francis, Lewasin, and Senasin Dana.
1827
Communication from Penobscot Governor Atean to Agent Samuel Hussey regarding tribe's unwillingness to sell land
- Communication from Penobscot Governor Atean to Agent Samuel Hussey regarding tribe's unwillingness to sell land. Signed by tribal members including Captain Francis and Newal Lion
1830
Receipt for $100 for clothing paid to Jonah Farnsworth, Agent, on behalf of Joseph Francis, Governor of the Passamaquoddy Tribe
- Receipt for $100 for clothing paid by the State to Jonah Farnsworth, Agent, in 1832, on behalf of Joseph Francis, Governor of the Passamaquoddy Tribe.
1833
Letter from Joseph Polis, Peol Molly, and other Penobscot Tribe members retracting their objection to land sale
- Letter from Joseph Polis, Peol Molly, and other Penobscot Tribe members retracting their objection to land sale and declaring they were not cheated by the State of Maine
1833
Memorial to Governor Fairfield from the Passamaquoddy Tribe declaring their allegiance to Maine
- Supplemental memorial from Passamaquoddy Tribe to Governor John Fairfield relating to the Protest of the Passamaquoddy Tribe*, which declared 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. Signed at Pleasant Point with Father William Demillier, Missionary, as the witness. *See also 29-29134-F043-I001.
1839
Letter from State Treasurer Mark Harris to Governor and Council in relation to investment of funds belonging to the Penobscot Tribe
- Letter from State Treasurer Mark Harris to Governor and Council in relation to investment of funds belonging to the Penobscot Tribe
1833