Apr 5, 2025
Bommasin (Bomazeen)
Kennebec/Norridgewock (Wabanaki). Bomazeen’s homelands in the interior of the place now commonly called “Maine,” along the Kennebec river.
Bomazeen’s mark appears here on this copy of the 1693 treaty at Pemaquid, a renewal of an earlier treaty (1678 at Casco Bay) to maintain good relationships between Wabanaki tribes and English settlers. The document outlines the terms of a 20-day truce between the two parties, including a “cessation of arms,” an exchange of captives and a reconvening of parties in 20 days time.
Original treaty signed 1693. Seen at the Massachusetts State Archives.