Wabanaki Tribes Petitions and Correspondence
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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.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: Wabanaki Tribes Petitions and Correspondence
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.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: Wabanaki Tribes Petitions and Correspondence
Statement Regarding Fishing Rights in the Penobscot River
- Statement of Penobscot Indian title to certain islands in the Penobscot River for the purposes of fishing signed by George W. Coffin, Land Agent for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: Wabanaki Tribes Petitions and Correspondence
Extract from the Treaty between Massachusetts and the Penobscot Tribe Regarding Articles of Production
- Extract of a circa 1795 treaty between Massachusetts and the Penobscot Tribe regarding articles of agricultural production to be distributed to the tribe four times per year beginning in October. Document is not dated. Copied circa 1830 by Samuel Hussey, Indian Agent
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: Wabanaki Tribes Petitions and Correspondence
Report of Agent Mark Trafton to Secretary of State asking about proceeds from timber sales and for provisions for tribe
- Report of Agent Mark Trafton to Maine Secretary of State asking about proceeds from timber sales and for provisions for the Penobscot Tribe as fishing is poor
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: Wabanaki Tribes Petitions and Correspondence
Letter from Agent Mark Trafton to Governor Samuel Smith regarding two petitions from the Penobscot Tribe
- Letter from Agent Mark Trafton to Governor Samuel Smith regarding the two petitions. See also 29-29134-F035-I001 and 29-29134-F037-I001 for related correspondence.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: Wabanaki Tribes Petitions and Correspondence
Petition of the Penobscot Tribe to the Governor in Relation to the Sale of Their Lands to the State (2/2)
- 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.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: Wabanaki Tribes Petitions and Correspondence
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
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: Wabanaki Tribes Petitions and Correspondence
George W. Dyer and Enoch B. Harvey decline to make statements in regard to the charges against Seth W. Smith, Passamaquoddy Agent
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: Wabanaki Tribes Petitions and Correspondence
Seth W. Smith submits affidavits defending himself against fraud charges
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: Wabanaki Tribes Petitions and Correspondence