Mohegan Indian documents, 1719-1791.

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Mohegan Indian documents, 1719-1791.

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Census of the Mohegans living in Mohegan at New London, December 16-17, 1755. This document has meeting notes from the previous year discussing the census. It contains a list of the names of all the Indians living in the area at the time. Also, Act of Assembly at Hartford in favor of Benjamin Uncas, Sachem, forbidding the cutting of wood by settlers in tribal lands at Mohegan, May 3, 1759; complaint against Samson Occom addressed to the Governor of the General Assembly of Connecticut and Peter Socomawas, signed by Zachery Johnston, Lymon Coyoy, Noak Uncas, Abimel Uncas, Peter Atumass, Lymon Coyoi Farr, May 28, 1771; letter from Jonathan Trumbull, at Lebanon, to Peter Socomwas, at Mohegan, by hand of Councilor Zachery, September 26, 1772, in regards to building of houses by Indians; petition to Assembly at New Haven that privileges be not taken away, signed Mohegans, Nahanticks, September 7, 1786, in which the writers are asking for natural privileges like hunting and fishing on their land to be unhindered and not forbidden. They mention going to war for the government and ask why after being willing to die fighting for the country they are no longer being given the rights that their forefathers had. Also last will and testament of Henry Coequied, April 15, 1791.

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Uncas, Benjamin.

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Coyor, Lymon.

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Uncas, Abimel.

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Trumbull, Jonathan, 1710-1785

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Governor of Conn. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Lebanon, to Major-General Huntington, 1779 Mar. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270573362 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Hartford, to Thomas Mumford in Groton, 1781 Aug. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270573366 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Lebanon, to Major-General Huntington and Captain Mumford, 1779 Jun. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270573357 ...

Huntington Free Library

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Coequied, Henry.

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Uncas, Noak.

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Johnston, Zachery.

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Occom, Samson, 1723-1792

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Indian clergyman and missionary. From the description of Samson Occom diary and herbal recipe book, undated. (New London County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 74986215 Clergyman and educator. From the description of Letter of Samson Occom, 1770. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454772 Indian clergyman and missionary. Formerly a pupil and protegeĢ of Eleazar Wheelock, Occum, together with David Fowler and Joseph Johnson,...

Atumass, Peter.

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Socomawas, Peter.

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