Title:
Petition of Benoni Occum and the Mohegan tribe to the general assembly
Date:
June 10, 1823
Scope & Content:
Photostatic copy of document written by Benoni Occum and signed by Mohegan tribal elders requesting the general assembly of the state of Connecticut to help preserve 3000 acres of land set aside by Uncas as a reservation for the tribe.
Mohegan
10 pages
Mohegan
10 pages
Object ID:
DOC.1823–06–10A
Object Name:
Document
Collection:
Tribes – Mohegan 5
People:
Cooper, Charles
Hoscott, Samuel
Mazzeen, Ezekiel
Mazzeen, Leonard
Occum, Benoni
Shantup, David
Shantup, Nathan
Warkeed, John
Wyyougs, Occum
Hoscott, Samuel
Mazzeen, Ezekiel
Mazzeen, Leonard
Occum, Benoni
Shantup, David
Shantup, Nathan
Warkeed, John
Wyyougs, Occum
Search Terms:
land
reservation
reservation