Wabanaki Tribes Petitions and Correspondence
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Legal-sized copy of the release of claims between the Penobscot tribe and Massachusetts
- Legal-sized copy of the release of claims between Maine and the Penobscot Tribe; certified by Maine Secretary of State Ashur Ware. Signed by John Atien, John Neptune, Francis Lolor, Etien Mitchell, Piel Mitchell, Sock Joseph, Piel Marie, Luasin Neptune, Awasoos Mitchell, John Orson, Joseph Marie Neptune, Joseph Lion, Glocian Awasoos, Nicholas Tomah, and Sabatis Tomah. Witnessed by William Williamson, William Emerson, Joseph Treat, Stephen L. Lewis, John Blake, and Eben Webster.
1820
Resolve on the Address and Application of Several Tribes of Indians
- Resolve on the address of the Passamaquoddy Tribe and laying out of two tracts of land for their use on the Schoodic River
1793
Letter Between Virgil Barber and John G. Deane, Esq. regarding the Penobscot Nation's reconsideration of land sale
- Correspondence between Virgil Barber and John Deane in which Barber notifies Deane that he has "prevailed on the Indians to reconsider their resolution respecting the sale of their lower Townships. Accordingly I have the satisfaction to say, that they have requested me to inform you they are ready to hear any proposals you are disclosed to make...and that if the terms can be agreed on, they are willing to sell." Barber was a Jesuit priest assigned to Old Town until his recall in 1830.
1829
Memorial of certain members of the Penobscot Tribe against the power assumed by John Neptune
- Memorial of certain members of the Penobscot Tribe against the power assumed by John Neptune who took the great book of records and used it as evidence of authority to act for the tribe.
1832
Petition of the Penobscot Tribe to Governor Kent, expressing anger at the former Fairfield administration
- Petition of the Penobscot Tribe to Governor Kent, expressing anger at the former Fairfield administration and requesting that the $250 withheld from the Reverend Thomas O'Sullivan be paid.
1841
Declaration of Peol Tomer as Plenipotentiary and Minister Extraordinary representative of the Penobscot Tribe
- Declaration of Peol Tomer as Plenipotentiary and Minister Extraordinary representative of the Penobscot Tribe
1839
Notification to the Governor of Maine of the chosen Penobscot delegate
- Notification to the Governor of Maine that Joseph Sockobason is the chosen Penobscot delegate
1839