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| − | in behalf of said State of Maine, in consideration of the premises, and of the foregoing covenants and engagements of said tribe, does hereby, covenant with said tribe that they shall have and enjoy, all the reservations made to them, by virtue of said treaty of the twenty ninth of June, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. ____ And the under-signed Commissioner, in behalf of said State of Maine, does hereby further covenant and agree with said tribe, that, as soon as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, shall have made and fulfilled, the stipulations on her part, to be done and performed, under and by | + | in behalf of said State of Maine, in consideration of the premises, and of the foregoing covenants and engagements of said tribe, does hereby, covenant with said tribe that they shall have and enjoy, all the reservations made to them, by virtue of said treaty of the twenty ninth of June, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. ____ And the under-signed Commissioner, in behalf of said State of Maine, does hereby further covenant and agree with said tribe, that, as soon as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, shall have made and fulfilled, the stipulations on her part, to be done and performed, under and by virtue of the fifth article of an act, relating to the separation of the District of Maine from Massachusetts Proper, and forming the same into a separate and independent State, passed June the nineteenth, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen, 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 colour 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 pounds of tobacco, and fifty dollars in silver. |
| − | of an act, relating to the separation of | ||
| − | Massachusetts Proper, and forming the | ||
| − | independent State, passed June the | ||
| − | hundred and nineteen, then the said | ||
| − | will annually and every year in the | ||
| − | as they shall remain a nation, and | ||
| − | State of Maine, deliver for the use of | ||
| − | of Indians, at old Town, the following | ||
| − | hundred bushels of corn, fifteen barrels | ||
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| − | of double breadth broadcloth, to be | ||
| − | and blue the next year, and so on | ||
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| − | of shot, six boxes of chocolate, one hundred | ||
| − | tobacco, and fifty dollars in silver. | ||
| − | It being meant and intended, to | + | 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 |
| − | the duties and obligations of the | ||
| − | toward the said Indians, whether the | ||
| − | or otherwise, and to substitute and | ||
| − | in this respect to all intents and purposes | ||
stead and place of the Commonwealth | stead and place of the Commonwealth | ||
that said tribe may have continued | that said tribe may have continued | ||
Revision as of 01:47, 26 June 2017
in behalf of said State of Maine, in consideration of the premises, and of the foregoing covenants and engagements of said tribe, does hereby, covenant with said tribe that they shall have and enjoy, all the reservations made to them, by virtue of said treaty of the twenty ninth of June, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. ____ And the under-signed Commissioner, in behalf of said State of Maine, does hereby further covenant and agree with said tribe, that, as soon as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, shall have made and fulfilled, the stipulations on her part, to be done and performed, under and by virtue of the fifth article of an act, relating to the separation of the District of Maine from Massachusetts Proper, and forming the same into a separate and independent State, passed June the nineteenth, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen, 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 colour 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 pounds 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 stead and place of the Commonwealth that said tribe may have continued and enjoy all the immunities and and ample a manner, under this they could have received or enjoyed twenty ninth of June one thousand eight