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then the said State of Maine, shall and will, annually, and every year, in the month of October, so long as they shall remain a Nation, and reside within the said State of Maine, deliver for the use of the said Penobscot tribe of Indians, at Old Town, the following articles; to wit: five hundred bushels of Corn, fifteen barrels of wheat flour, seven barrels of clean pork, one hogshead of Molasses, and one hundred yards of double breadth broadcloth, to be of red color, one year, and blue the next year, and so on alternately, fifty good blankets, one hundred pounds of gun powder, four hundred pounds of shot, six boxes of chocolate, one hundred and fifty pound of tobacco, and fifty dollars in silver. | then the said State of Maine, shall and will, annually, and every year, in the month of October, so long as they shall remain a Nation, and reside within the said State of Maine, deliver for the use of the said Penobscot tribe of Indians, at Old Town, the following articles; to wit: five hundred bushels of Corn, fifteen barrels of wheat flour, seven barrels of clean pork, one hogshead of Molasses, and one hundred yards of double breadth broadcloth, to be of red color, one year, and blue the next year, and so on alternately, fifty good blankets, one hundred pounds of gun powder, four hundred pounds of shot, six boxes of chocolate, one hundred and fifty pound of tobacco, and fifty dollars in silver. | ||
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It being meant and intended, to assume and perform, all the duties and obligations, of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, toward the said Indians, whether the same arise from treaties or otherwise, and to substitute and | It being meant and intended, to assume and perform, all the duties and obligations, of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, toward the said Indians, whether the same arise from treaties or otherwise, and to substitute and | ||
place, the said State of Maine in this respect, to all intents and purposes whatever, in the stead and place of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, so that said tribe may have continued to them, all the payments, and enjoy all the immunities and privileges, in as full and ample a manner, under the indenture or treaty, as they would have received or enjoyed, under | place, the said State of Maine in this respect, to all intents and purposes whatever, in the stead and place of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, so that said tribe may have continued to them, all the payments, and enjoy all the immunities and privileges, in as full and ample a manner, under the indenture or treaty, as they would have received or enjoyed, under | ||
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then the said State of Maine, shall and will, annually, and every year, in the month of October, so long as they shall remain a Nation, and reside within the said State of Maine, deliver for the use of the said Penobscot tribe of Indians, at Old Town, the following articles; to wit: five hundred bushels of Corn, fifteen barrels of wheat flour, seven barrels of clean pork, one hogshead of Molasses, and one hundred yards of double breadth broadcloth, to be of red color, one year, and blue the next year, and so on alternately, fifty good blankets, one hundred pounds of gun powder, four hundred pounds of shot, six boxes of chocolate, one hundred and fifty pound of tobacco, and fifty dollars in silver.
It being meant and intended, to assume and perform, all the duties and obligations, of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, toward the said Indians, whether the same arise from treaties or otherwise, and to substitute and place, the said State of Maine in this respect, to all intents and purposes whatever, in the stead and place of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, so that said tribe may have continued to them, all the payments, and enjoy all the immunities and privileges, in as full and ample a manner, under the indenture or treaty, as they would have received or enjoyed, under