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Land disputes between the colony of Connecticut and the Mohegan Indians, 1736-1739, ca. 1740

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Open book Land disputes between the colony of Connecticut and the Mohegan Indians, 1736-1739, ca. 1740

Title Land disputes between the colony of Connecticut and the Mohegan Indians, 1736-1739, ca. 1740

Date 1740

Place Connecticut

Language English

Subjects Great Britain, Indian land transfers, Indians of North America, Land tenure, Mohegan Indians

Description Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
Supplied title.
In binder with title: Mahomet Petition to George the Second by Mahomet, pretended sachem of the Mohegan Indians 1736.
Damaged with some loss of text.
For more information, consult the Special Collections Info. File.

Summary Copies of documents, summaries of proceedings, and additional commentary, probably compiled around 1740, relating to the mediation of land disputes between Connecticut and the Mohegan Indians. Included are a petition of Mahomet to George II (1736); a report of the Board of Trade regarding the petition (June 10, 1736); the appointment of a commission of review (June 3, 1737); an abstract of the proceedings of the review commission held in Greenwich, Conn. (May-June, 1738); a report of the the disputing Greenwich commissioners to the Lords of Trade (Nov. 20, 1738); depositions of various individuals (1739), and an address by Ben Uncas to George II (May 4, 1739). Subject matter includes a history of land transactions dating from the 1640's and the disputed tribal succession.

Biographical/Historical Note From 1704 to 1743 Great Britain at various times appointed commissioners to resolve an ongoing dispute between the Mohegan Indians and the colony of Connecticut, over lands that the Mohegans claimed had been taken from them unjustly. This dispute was complicated by conflicts over the rightful succession to tribal leadership between Ben Uncas and Mahomet, and later Ben Uncas and John Uncas.

Extent 1 v. (56 p.) ; 40 cm

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Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection

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Call Number Ayer MS 559

BibID 143949

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

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