Petition of Jonathan Capen, Guardian of the Ponkapaug Indians, to the Massachusetts Committee of Correspondence

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Summary: 
A request and subsequent order for the release of Isaac Williams from prison
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Stoughton, MA

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Community: 
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Massachusett at Ponkapoag
Protocol: 
Massachusett at Ponkapoag Public
Category: 
Work, Poverty, & Economy, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Keywords: 
Law, Petitions, Massachusetts Phase 1, Massachusetts General Court, Overseers/Guardians, Military Service, American Revolution, African-American/Black, Race, Disease/Illness, Imprisonment/Captivity, Desertion
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Original Date: 
1776 May 10th
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Source: 
Massachusetts Archives, Massachusetts Archives , Vol. 173, Doc. 56
Identifier: 
1776.12.03.00
Subject: 
Massachusett, Ponkapoag