Petition of Benjamin Davis, Chairman of the County Commissioners of Dukes County, to the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives

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Summary: 
A request that a provision be made that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts bear a just proportion of the costs arising from criminal prosecutions of the Indians of the county
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Edgartown, Massachusetts

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Community: 
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Chappaquiddick
Protocol: 
Chappaquiddick Public
Category: 
Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Keywords: 
Massachusetts Collection, Massachusetts General Court, Massachusetts Phase 1, Petitions, Law, Census/Enumerations, Class, Imprisonment/Captivity, Criminal Actions, Reimbursement
Original Date: 
1862 May 10th
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Source: 
Massachusetts Archives, House Unpassed 1862, judiciary committee - leave to withdraw
Identifier: 
1862.02.00.00
Subject: 
Chappaquiddick