Petition of Abraham Cooper and Other Gayhead Indians to the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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Summary: 
A request that the law authorizing the appointment of guardians over the Indians at Gayhead be repealed
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Place written: 

Aquinnah, Massachusetts

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Community: 
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)
Protocol: 
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) Public
Category: 
Geography, Land, & the Environment, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Keywords: 
Massachusetts Collection, Massachusetts General Court, Massachusetts Phase 1, Petitions, Law, Land, Race Relations, African-American/Black, Mixed-Race, Overseers/Guardians -- Removal, Government/Leadership, Sovereignty, Women
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Source: 
Massachusetts Archives, Senate Unpassed 1814, Docket 4838
Identifier: 
1814.05.16.00
Subject: 
Gayhead