Petitioned re: election law failed. Tribe realizes it can't live by hunting, must adopt agriculture; state agent bribed Governor and Lieut. Governor (drunkards, $500 each) to support sale of 4 townships.
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Petitioned re: election law failed. Tribe realizes it can't live by hunting, must adopt agriculture; state agent bribed Governor and Lieut. Governor (drunkards, $500 each) to support sale of 4 townships.
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1840-02
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“Petitioned re: election law failed. Tribe realizes it can't live by hunting, must adopt agriculture; state agent bribed Governor and Lieut. Governor (drunkards, $500 each) to support sale of 4 townships.,” Historical Documents of Indians of the Far Northeast, accessed April 25, 2025, https://hrifne.avantlogic.net/digitalarchive/items/show/55551.Item133748