[Petition of Thomas Commuck regarding right of inheritance to land in Rhode Island]
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Title
[Petition of Thomas Commuck regarding right of inheritance to land in Rhode Island]
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Produced
[1841]
Description
1 online resource (2 volumes)
Summary
1841 petition of Thomas Commuck, a member of the Narragansett Tribe of Indians, asking for recognition of his right of inheritance to certain Narragansett lands on the Narragansett Indian Reservation in Charlestown. The petition is addressed to the Governor and General Assembly of Rhode Island. In a separate document, from the House of Representatives, approval is granted, although future sales of that land would be under the tribal regulations. The House document includes a statement of concurrence from the Senate. In the documents the name of the petitioner is spelled both as Commuck and Cummock.
Note
Manuscripts.
Handwritten.
Handwritten.
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title supplied by cataloger (LLMC Digital, viewed June 15, 2017).
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LLMC-Digital Collection
Language
English
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Rhode Island. General Assembly. House of Representatives. Response [to] the petitiion of Thomas Cummock of Manchester in the Territory of Wisconsin, a member of the Narragansett Tribe of Indians ...
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