Corn and Coats for Ancestral Lands

1. The deed between the Shinnecock and the original English settlers of Southampton (December 13, 1640)
2. The first agreement with Indians in respect to their right to plant corn (December 28, 1649)
3. Clarification of the eastern boundary given in oral testimony by unnamed Indians (1657)
4. Wyandanch sells Shinnecock land west of Canoe Place to John Ogden, "for a considerable price" (1659)

The Great Quogue Land Grab

5. Weany, Anabackus and other Shinnecock sell Quogue to Thomas Topping (April 1662)
6. John Scott transfers land in Quogue which he purchased from John Ogden to the Town Proprietors of Southampton (February 2, 1663)
7. Shinnecock people are forced to recognize the power of the Montauk Sachem over them (February 11, 1663)
8. Quashawam, Montauk Sunk Squa grants power of attorney to John Scott (February 11, 1663)
9. Huntington settlers support the right of local sachems to sell their lands (August, 1663)
10. Excerpts from Duke's laws regarding relations with the Indians (1664)
11. The right of Weany, Annabackos, et al. to sell land to Thomas Topping is endorsed by 27 Shinnecock Indians (February 22, 1666)
12. The right of Weany, Annabackos, et al., to sell land to Thomas Topping is rejected by 12 Shinnecock Indians (September 17, 1666)
13. Testimony asserting the right of Wyandanch and his heirs to sell Shinnecock land (September 19, 1666)
14. Governor Nicolls approves the purchase of title by the proprietors from Thomas Topping, John Scott, John Cooper, and the Shinnecock Indians (October 3, 1666)
15. Confirmation of the 1640 and February 1666 deeds (November 24, 1686)

The Deed Panic of 1703

16. Expense account for negotiations with the Shinnecock submitted to the Town of Southampton (August 17, 1703)
17. Allegations that negotiations for the 1703 deed involved the use of alcohol to influence the Indians (March 4, 1885)
18. Deed granting all of the Shinnecock land to the trustees of the Commonality of the Town of Southampton (August 16, 1703)
19. The Unkechaug Sachem and his sister endorse the 1703 sale of Shinnecock lands (August 16, 1703)
20. The Shinnecock Indians endorse the 1640 deed and the February 1666 deed
(August 16, 1703)
21. The thousand year lease: Indian s copy (August 16, 1703)
22. Pelletreau's notes on the 1703 lease (1878)
23. The Shinnecock acknowledge receipt of money for the deed (August 21, 1703)
24. Confirmation of the August 16, 1703 deed signed by twenty-one Indians (August 21, 1703)
25. Comparison of Shinnecock Indian names on the 1698 census with the names on the 1703z

    agreements:
    A. 1698 census
    B. A list of Indians who signed 1703 agreements, but were not listed in the 1698 census

The Proprietors Giveth and the Proprietors Taketh Away:
The Great Shell Game of 1859, Documented

26. Petition presented to the Albany legislature claiming to represent the Shinnecock people (January 1859)
27. Petition presented to the Albany legislature claiming that the above petition (Document 27) was fraudulent (January 1859)
28. The testimony of David Killes before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Indian Affairs (September 22, 1900)
29. Testimony of James Louis Cuffee before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Indian Affairs (September 22, 1900)
30. Testimony of Nathan Cuffee before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Indian Affairs (September 22, 1900)
31. Testimony of Joshua Killes before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on - Indian Affairs (September 22, 1900)

Opinion of an observer at the hearings on September 22, 1900 cited by Peter Ross, Long Island historian

32. State legislation enabling the Town Proprietors of Southampton to abrogate the thousand year lease in exchange for a deed in fee simple to Shinnecock Neck (March 16, 1859)
33. The 1859 agreement between the Shinnecock Trustees and the Trustees of the Proprietors of the common and undivided lands, and marshes in the Town of Southampton. (April 21, 1859)

    A. The copy signed by the Southampton Town Proprietors
    B. The copy signed by the Shinnecock Trustees