Petition of Chappaquiddick Indians to the Massachusetts General Court

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Summary: 
A request of Joel Joel, Benjamin Natick, John Joel, Sr., and other Chappaquiddick Indians seeking relief from the encroachment of their non-Native neighbors in Edgartown
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Chappaquiddick, Massachusetts

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Community: 
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Chappaquiddick
Protocol: 
Chappaquiddick Public
Category: 
Geography, Land, & the Environment, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Keywords: 
Massachusetts Collection; Massachusetts General Court; Law; Petitions; Complaints; Trespass; Encroachment -- Animals; Corn/Yokeag; Fences/Enclosures; Timber/Wood; Encroachment -- People, Domestic Animals; Cattle
Original Date: 
1768 May 27th
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Source: 
Massachusetts Archives, Massachusetts Archives, Vol.33, Doc.470-471
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Identifier: 
1768.05.27.00
Subject: 
Chappaquiddick