Petition of Abigail Laton and Others Chappaquiddick Indians to the Governor and Council of Massachusetts

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Summary: 
A request for the removal and replacement of their current guardian and proper fencing of their lands
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Edgartown, MA

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Community: 
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Chappaquiddick
Protocol: 
Chappaquiddick Public
Category: 
Geography, Land, & the Environment, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty, Arts & Abstract Ideas
Keywords: 
Boundaries/Frontiers, Land Division, Law, Massachusetts Collection, Massachusetts General Court, Massachusetts Phase 1, Overseers/Guardians -- Complaint, Race Relations, Domestic Animals, Livestock, Trespass, Women, Justice/Injustice
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Source: 
Massachusetts Archives, Governor Council Files, February 20, 1830
Identifier: 
1829.12.22.00
Subject: 
Chappaquiddick