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[Message of Gov.] enabled to make the Election of assigning the land, so set out, to this State as an indemnification for having assumed the performance of all the duties and obligations of the Commonwealth towards the Indians. As this will probably be effected and such election made on the part of Massachusetts previous to october next, and as by the Treaty with the Penobscot tribe, to which Treaty this State has become a party under the 5th article of the 1st Section of the Act of Separation, sundry articles of provision and clothing are to be furnished for their use, in the month of October annually, the attention of the Legislature is invited to the expediency of making such an appropriation as a full performance of the treaty on the part of this State would require. There having been no appropriations by the Legislatures by either State for meeting the expenses incident to such surveys as may be directed by the commissioner and as surveys to a certain extent are to be made the ensuring season, the Commissioners of both States have suggested the necessity of making such provision as in the opinion of the respective Legislatures the circumstances may require. I find by a resolve of the 26th of June 1820 - the Governor, by and with the advice of council, was authorized to appoint jointly, with the Executive of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, one or more Agents, should the Governor of that commonwealth think proper to act on this subject; or separately on the part of this State, should the Executive of that Commonwealth decline acting in such appointment. And the agent or agents thus appointed were; from time to time to perform such acts, and duties relating to the public roads and the care & preservation of the timber on the public