Connecticut archives. Indians, 1st series 1647-1789.
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Title
Connecticut archives. Indians, 1st series 1647-1789.
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Produced
[1647-1789]
Description
1 online resource (2 volumes in 3 (599 documents))
Series
Connecticut archives ; v. 55-57.
Formatted Contents Note
v. 1, pt. 1-2. 1647-1745
v. 2. 1746-1789.
v. 2. 1746-1789.
Summary
The series contains letters, petitions, committee reports, acts, resolves, deeds, treaties, etc. relating to Indians, Indian land disputes, the Mohegan land controversy, and other Indian affairs. The first volume concerns primarily the Mohegans, the Pequots and the Nehantics; many of the documents concern Uncas, Owaneco, etc. The second volume covers the affairs of other tribes as well. The arrangement is mostly chronological.
Note
Connecticut Archives: v. 55-57.
Each volume consists of individual manuscripts bound together.
"Sylvester Judd ... who about 1845 arranged these legislative papers ... was granted the privilege of making extracts. A large number of the "extracts" which he made were in the form of original papers which are now located in the Forbes Library, Northampton, Mass., and known as the Judd Collection."--Note, v. 1, pt. 1 (1942).
Some documents mutilated, signatures removed.
The series contains letters, petitions, committee reports, acts, resolves, deeds, treaties, etc. relating to Indians, Indian land disputes, the Mohegan land controversy, and other Indian affairs. The first volume concerns primarily the Mohegans, the Pequots and the Nehantics; many of the documents concern Uncas, Owaneco, etc. The second volume covers the affairs of other tribes as well. The arrangement is mostly chronological.
Each volume consists of individual manuscripts bound together.
"Sylvester Judd ... who about 1845 arranged these legislative papers ... was granted the privilege of making extracts. A large number of the "extracts" which he made were in the form of original papers which are now located in the Forbes Library, Northampton, Mass., and known as the Judd Collection."--Note, v. 1, pt. 1 (1942).
Some documents mutilated, signatures removed.
The series contains letters, petitions, committee reports, acts, resolves, deeds, treaties, etc. relating to Indians, Indian land disputes, the Mohegan land controversy, and other Indian affairs. The first volume concerns primarily the Mohegans, the Pequots and the Nehantics; many of the documents concern Uncas, Owaneco, etc. The second volume covers the affairs of other tribes as well. The arrangement is mostly chronological.
Indexed In
Turner, Sylvie J., "The Connecticut Archives," Bulletin of the Connecticut Historical Society, vol. 33, no. 3 (July 1968), p. 81-89
Ownership
The "Connecticut Archives" are the papers of the Connecticut General Assembly from its beginning to 1820. The first series (163?-1790) was selected and arranged by Sylvester Judd around 1845, and later transferred from the Secretary of State's office to the State Library. The second series (1790-1820) was turned over to the State Library around 1910.
Source of Description
Online resource; title from print version (LLMC Digital, viewed January 24, 2023).
Location
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Available in Other Form
Print version: Connecticut archives. Indians, 1st series 1647-1789. 1647-1789
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Alternate Title
LLMC-Digital Collection
Spine Title
Indians, first series
Indians, series 1
Indians, series 1
Language
English
Indexes
Each volume is prefaced by a detailed manuscript index; vol. 2 is also prefaced by a synopsis.
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