Petition of John Jones, Attorney to Samuel and Zerviah Abraham Ompany, to the Massachusetts General Court

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Summary: 
A request seeking authorization to sell land at Natick, held by Zerviah Abraham Ompany, and the avails, less a small amount to build a house, to be transferred to the guardians of the Indians at Martha's Vineyard and held in interest of said Ompany
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Dedham, Massachusetts

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Community: 
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Christiantown, Natick
Protocol: 
Christiantown Public, Natick Public
Category: 
Work, Poverty, & Economy, Geography, Land, & the Environment, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Keywords: 
Massachusetts Collection, Massachusetts General Court, Law, Petitions, Conveyances/Land Sales, Petitions -- Rejected, Overseers/Guardians, Temperance/Intemperance, Buildings/Structures, Houses, Women
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Original Date: 
1765 October 31st
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Source: 
Massachusetts Archives, Massachusetts Archives, Vol.33, Doc.348-350
Identifier: 
1765.10.31.01
Subject: 
Christiantown, Natick