Resolve on the Petition of the Selectmen of Penobscot

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GLC#
GLC02437.04256-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
25 June 1789
Title
Resolve on the Petition of the Selectmen of Penobscot
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
2 p. : address ; Height: 29.3 cm, Width: 19.4 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

Part of an address, directed toward Henry Knox, is visible on verso. Refers to a petition filed to the General Court by the Selectman of the towns of Penobscot, Sedgwick, and others, which asserts the rights and entitlements of each settler. Goes on to define who counts as a "settler" and how much land each settler is entitled to.

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