Social History
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Joseph Treat Deed to Shad Island
- Extract of Joseph Treat deed of purchase of Shad Islands from Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1805, and his transfer of the islands back to Massachusetts in 1813.
1805
Memorial to Governor Fairfield from the Passamaquoddy Tribe declaring their allegiance to Maine
- Supplemental memorial from Passamaquoddy Tribe to Governor John Fairfield relating to the Protest of the Passamaquoddy Tribe*, which declared 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. Signed at Pleasant Point with Father William Demillier, Missionary, as the witness. *See also 29-29134-F043-I001.
1839
Record of Agents Chosen by Penobscot Nation
- Record of Joe SocBason and Newell Luis chosen by Penobscot Nation at Old Town, Maine as agents to represent and transact business of the tribe. Signed by tribal leaders. Lieutenant Governor Ateon may refer to Attean Orson
1837
Report of Agent Peter Avery on the Passamaquoddy census and the conditions at Pleasant Point in Perry and at Indian Township
- Report of Peter Avery, agent for the Passamaquoddy Tribe, regarding the census and the conditions at Pleasant Point in Perry and at Peter Denny's Point in Indian Township. References the act of "digging knees" as a primary source of support for the tribe. Knees are a shipbuilding and housewright term referring to the bend where the trunk of a tree meets the supporting roots.
1853