Office of the Secretary of the State: Penobscot Indian treaty and release
Part of: Massachusetts Office of the Secretary of the State
Penobscot Indian treaty and release, 1818-1820.
2 leaves: (1 folder; parchment)
Call no.: SC1/34X
Call no.: SC1/34X
Scope and Content: Series includes an 1818 agreement in which the Penobscot Indians released Penobscot River lands to the Commonwealth for payment and an 1820 release from payment on condition that the 1818 agreement be honored by the new state of Maine.
Notes: In keeping with traditions established in the colonial period, the state secretary is custodian of foundation records of the Commonwealth, including this series.
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