Royal Governor Thomas Pownall, of the colony of Massachusetts Bay, signs legislation declaring the Penoscot tribe to be “rebels, enemies and traitors.” A bounty of 40 Pounds Sterling (silver) is offered for every male scalp, and 20 pounds for the scalp of every female and child.
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References:
Howard Zinn, A People’s History of the United States, (New York: HarperPerennial, 1980), 72.
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