Scope and Content: Guardians of Massachusetts Indians tribes on their plantations were appointed by the General Court to take, redistribute, and lease or sell Indian lands, using the income to support sick and indigent Indians, and reporting their transactions to the General Court.  These records include annual financial statements of such transactions as well as other reports and correspondence relating to the guardians’ duties.
Arrangement: Arranged generally by tribe, thereunder chronologically
Restrictions: Restricted as fragile; access by permission of state archivist or curator of Massachusetts Archives only
Notes: Some materials are identified as having been addressed to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, but provenance of other items is unclear
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