Documents concerning Indian lands in Connecticut, 1686-1760.

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Documents concerning Indian lands in Connecticut, 1686-1760.

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Individual documents relating to Indian peoples in Connecticut, mostly concerning land. The earliest document is a land grant of 500 acres to John Mason, signed by Governor Robert Treat. Two documents date from 1738. The first appears to be an agreement with John and Sam Uncas and other natives who signed the document with the English settlers. The second document is a copy of Jonathan Sharpe's arguments upholding a court's judgment in favor of Indian rights to land. In 1760, the General Assembly passed an act prohibiting people from taking wood from Indian lands and a copy of that act is part of this collection. The final undated document is a memorial from Nicholas Hallum to the Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations, complaining about government treatment of the Indians.

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Connecticut Historical Society

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Sharpe, Jonathan L.

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Connecticut. General Assembly

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Great Britain. Board of Trade

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Founded in 1784. Responsibile for the merchant fleet 1854-1939. Absorbed by the Dept. of Trade and Industry in 1970, but continues as a legal presence. From the description of Certificate of competency as master 1876. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 45671728 In 1851 it became compulsory for the masters and mates of foreign-going British merchant ships to hold the appropriate government licence, issued through the newly-created marine section of the Board ...

Mason, John, 1646?-1694

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Hallum, Nicholas.

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