Contributing Institution
Maine State Archives
Document Type
Text
Identifier
29134-F004
Exact Creation Date
3-30-1820
Language
English
Other Location
Schoodic Stream; Tomer Stream
Keywords
Wabanaki; Native Americans; Land; Indians; Treaties; Passamaquoddy Tribe
Disciplines
History | Indigenous, Indian, and Aboriginal Law | Indigenous Studies | United States History
Recommended Citation
Hill, Abner; Hill, Stephen; and Joseph, Francis, "1820-03-30 Agreement Between Abner and Stephen Hill and Passamaquoddy Tribe" (1820). Documents. 6.
https://digitalmaine.com/native_tribal_docs/6
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Description
Agreement between Francis Joseph, Governor of the Passamaquoddy Tribe, and Abner and Stephen Hill, in which the Passamaquoddy leases "the whole and every part of the township of land...lying on the western side of Schoodic River" for haying, lumbering, and to make roads. Lease was for a term of two years for $1050 annually, half in cash and half in goods.