Chief Sachem, wrote of cooperation with the governor; asked for a truck house at the mouth of the Penobscot River. Letter ends with: At a Meeting of ye Chiefs of the Tribe they chang'd his name from Wenemuit to Wenungenit who was theyr formwr Sagamore.

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Mention
Identifier:
58107  
Title:
Chief Sachem, wrote of cooperation with the governor; asked for a truck house at the mouth of the Penobscot River. Letter ends with: At a Meeting of ye Chiefs of the Tribe they chang'd his name from Wenemuit to Wenungenit who was theyr formwr Sagamore.
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Manuscript Name:
Wenungenit
Date:
1726-10-04
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Source 1:
MA 52:327
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Source 2:
Trask 1901:157
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“Chief Sachem, wrote of cooperation with the governor; asked for a truck house at the mouth of the Penobscot River. Letter ends with: At a Meeting of ye Chiefs of the Tribe they chang'd his name from Wenemuit to Wenungenit who was theyr formwr Sagamore.,” Historical Documents of Indians of the Far Northeast, accessed May 3, 2025, https://www.hrifne.avantlogic.net/digitalarchive/items/show/24386.Item58107

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