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Report of Committee regarding Petition of the Heirs of Simon Wicket to Governor Belcher and the Massachusetts General Court

The Committee appointed to consider the petition of the Indian (Proprietors of Oyster Island), [have met] and considered the same are of opinion that the heirs of Daniel Parker, Esq., who have said island in possession be served with a copy of said petition to show cause, if any, they have on the first Tuesday of the next May Session of this Court why the prayer thereof may not be granted, and that the petition be referred till that time which is humbly submitted in the name and per order of the Committee.  Melatiah Bourne.  In Council.

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Petition of Samuel Abraham, Sr. to the Massachusetts General Court

To the Honourable William Dummer, Esq., Lieutenant Governour and Commander in Chief in and over His Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, to the Honourable His Majesty's Council and House of Representatives in General Court Now Met and Assembled

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Petition of Thomas Drury and Others to the General Court of Massachusetts

2.  To His Excellency Joseph Dudley, Esq., the Governour in Chief in and over Her Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, etc.   And to her Majesty's Honorable Council for the Province.  And to the Honourable House of Representatives convened in a Great or General Assembly

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Petition of Simon Sinkawah to Governor Joseph Dudley and the Council

To his Excellency Joseph Dudley, Esq., Captain General and the Honorable the Council of the Massachusetts Bay

The humble petition of Simon Sinkawah, Indian belonging to Natick, sheweth that Your Excellency and Honors' petitioner was much frozen in the service of Her Majesty last January and hath been ever since upon the Country charge.

Now, if your Excellency and Honors please to supply me with a small sum of money at your discretion, I will immediately go home among my friends.

And your petitioner shall ever pray for your happiness,

Simon Sinkawah

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Petition of Simon Sinkawah to Governor Joseph Dudley and the Council

To his Excellency Joseph Dudley, Esq., Captain General and the Honorable the Council of the Massachusetts Bay

The humble petition of Simon Sinkawah, Indian belonging to Natick, sheweth that Your Excellency and Honors' petitioner was much frozen in the service of Her Majesty last January and hath been ever since upon the Country charge.

Now, if your Excellency and Honors please to supply me with a small sum of money at your discretion, I will immediately go home among my friends.

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Petition of James Speen to the Governor and Council of Massachusetts

To His Excellency the Governor and Council of Her Majesty’s Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England

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Petition of Thomas Henchman and Others to Governor Dudley and the Massachusetts General Court

Province of the Massachusetts Bay                                    

To His Excellency the Governour, Council, and  Representatives Now Assembled in General Court at Cambridge, October 15, 1702

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Certification of the Nipmuc at Hassanamisco Agreeing to the Proposed Land Sale

This is to certify you that we are here in Hassanamisco have agreed upon the land that you are mind to have between our town and Magunkaquog.   We do here set our hands.

Zachariah Abram, mark
Joseph Robin, mark
Edmond Lalanc, mark
Ami Printer, mark
James Printer
 

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Petition of Thomas Howe of Marlborough to the Massachusetts General Court

To the Honorable William Stoughton, Esq., Lieutenant Governor, Etc., and toThee Honored Council and Representatives Convened in General Court, May 25, 1698

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Petition of John Brigham to the Massachusetts General Court

To the Honorable General Court now Sitting in Boston

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Petition of the Selectmen of Dedham to the Massachusetts General Court

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Petition of John Eliot to the Massachusetts General Court

The petition of John Eliot of Roxbury to this Honoured Court sheweth that seeing the wisdom of God's Providence hath cast us to begin our Indian work within the bounds of that grant which the Court was pleased to grant to Dedham,

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