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Wabanaki Tribes Petitions and Correspondence

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Miniature of Invoice from Lothrop Lewis to William King
Invoice from Lothrop Lewis to William King
Request for reimbursement of expenses incurred while negotiating a treaty with the Penobscot Nation.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: Wabanaki Tribes Petitions and Correspondence
Miniature of 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
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.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: Wabanaki Tribes Petitions and Correspondence
Miniature of 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
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.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: Wabanaki Tribes Petitions and Correspondence
Miniature of Memorial of Chief Francis Joseph Neptune of the Passamaquoddy Tribe to the Governor of Maine requesting reinstatement of Peter Goulding as Agent
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.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: Wabanaki Tribes Petitions and Correspondence
Miniature of Memorial of the Penobscot Tribe informing the Governor of Maine that John Aiteon was deposed as Governor of the tribe
Memorial of the Penobscot Tribe informing the Governor of Maine that John Aiteon was deposed as Governor of the tribe
Notification sent to the Governor of Maine regarding the removal of John Aiteon [Atean] as Governor of the Penobscot Nation.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: Wabanaki Tribes Petitions and Correspondence
Miniature of Letter from Agent Mark Trafton to Governor and Executive Council regarding deceptive land sale by Lovejoy and Roberts
Letter from Agent Mark Trafton to Governor and Executive Council regarding deceptive land sale by Lovejoy and Roberts
Letter from Agent Mark Trafton to Governor and Executive Council regarding the deceptive land sale by Lovejoy and Amos Roberts See also Items 29-29134-F036-I001 and 29-29134-F037-I001
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: Wabanaki Tribes Petitions and Correspondence
Miniature of Petition of the Passamaquoddy Tribe refuting the false claims of Saco Besin
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.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: Wabanaki Tribes Petitions and Correspondence
Miniature of Protest of the Passamaquoddy Tribe
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.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: Wabanaki Tribes Petitions and Correspondence
Miniature of Notification to the Governor of Maine of the chosen Penobscot delegate
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
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: Wabanaki Tribes Petitions and Correspondence
Miniature of 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
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.
  • Type: OBJECT
  • Collection: Wabanaki Tribes Petitions and Correspondence