Difference between revisions of ".NjE5.NDYyOA"
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
Portland, September 27, 1820 | Portland, September 27, 1820 | ||
| − | Alden Bradford, Esquire | + | Alden Bradford, Esquire, |
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, | Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, | ||
Boston | Boston | ||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
has been duly received. From the order of the Council enclosed the Governor | has been duly received. From the order of the Council enclosed the Governor | ||
infers it to be the opinion of the Executive of Massachusetts that this State | infers it to be the opinion of the Executive of Massachusetts that this State | ||
| − | has | + | has not only assumed the obligations of Massachusetts to the Indians, |
and prepared eventually to discharge her from them, but is to proceed | and prepared eventually to discharge her from them, but is to proceed | ||
forthwith to satisfy all the claims of the Indians accruing, since the | forthwith to satisfy all the claims of the Indians accruing, since the | ||
| Line 19: | Line 19: | ||
-ding with the Chiefs by Colonel Lewis, which is enclosed, that a differ- | -ding with the Chiefs by Colonel Lewis, which is enclosed, that a differ- | ||
-ent construction of the fifth article of the terms of the act of [act of" inserted] separation | -ent construction of the fifth article of the terms of the act of [act of" inserted] separation | ||
| − | + | is adopted by the Executive of this State. By this document it will be | |
seen that this State takes on itself the obligations of Massachusetts, | seen that this State takes on itself the obligations of Massachusetts, | ||
and binds itself to the payment of a stipulated annuity, as a substi- | and binds itself to the payment of a stipulated annuity, as a substi- | ||
-tute for the Indian claim on that Commonwealth, when Massachu- | -tute for the Indian claim on that Commonwealth, when Massachu- | ||
-setts has fulfilled the stipulations required on her part, by the terms of | -setts has fulfilled the stipulations required on her part, by the terms of | ||
Revision as of 13:24, 3 December 2017
�Copy 1 Secretary of State Office, Portland, September 27, 1820
Alden Bradford, Esquire, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston
Sir, I have the honor to inform you that your communication to the Governor relative to the arrangements to be made with the Penobscot Indians, in pursuance of the terms of the act of Separation, has been duly received. From the order of the Council enclosed the Governor infers it to be the opinion of the Executive of Massachusetts that this State has not only assumed the obligations of Massachusetts to the Indians, and prepared eventually to discharge her from them, but is to proceed forthwith to satisfy all the claims of the Indians accruing, since the last payment of the annuity. You will see by the copy of the treaty conclu- -ding with the Chiefs by Colonel Lewis, which is enclosed, that a differ- -ent construction of the fifth article of the terms of the act of [act of" inserted] separation is adopted by the Executive of this State. By this document it will be seen that this State takes on itself the obligations of Massachusetts, and binds itself to the payment of a stipulated annuity, as a substi- -tute for the Indian claim on that Commonwealth, when Massachu- -setts has fulfilled the stipulations required on her part, by the terms of