Contributing Institution
Maine State Archives
Document Type
Text
Identifier
29134-F006-I001
Exact Creation Date
8-17-1820
Language
English
Keywords
Wabanaki; Native Americans; Land; Indians; Treaties; Penobscot Nation
Disciplines
History | Indigenous, Indian, and Aboriginal Law | Indigenous Studies | United States History
Recommended Citation
State of Maine; Penobscot Nation; and Ware, Ashur, "1820-08-17 Legal-sized copy of the release of claims between the Penobscot tribe and Massachusetts" (1820). Documents. 18.
https://digitalmaine.com/native_tribal_docs/18
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Description
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.