4 September 1784
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810
[Speech delivered to the Penobscot Tribe]
Written at the Penobscot River, present-day Maine. Lincoln, a commissioner chosen to negotiate land boundaries with the Penobscot Tribe, praises the Penobscots' involvement in the Revolutionary War. Continues, "It is said that in your own Opinion...
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