Harvard University. Corporation. Papers relating to the Marshpee Indians, 1811-1841.

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Harvard University. Corporation. Papers relating to the Marshpee Indians, 1811-1841.

1811-1841

https://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/repositories/4/resources/4231

The collection contains handwritten records kept by Harvard University relating to the interactions between the Marshpee Indians and Reverend Phineas Fish from his appointment as pastor for the Marshpee Indians by Harvard in 1811 until his departure in 1841. Chiefly consisting of correspondence between administrators of Harvard University, local government officials, and Phineas Fish, the volume also includes contracts, petitions, and a small printed booklet relating to the legal case between Phineas Fish and the Marshpee Indians. The records document the conflict between the Marshpee Indians and Fish, the pastor appointed by Harvard to serve them, the Mashpee Revolt of 1833, and the status of American Indians in Massachusetts in the nineteenth century.

1 volume:disbound; 0.3 cubic feet (1 half legal document box and 1 flat box).

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