Petition of Fortune Burnee to the Massachusetts General Court

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Summary: 
A request that land be sold and the proceeds used to rebuild a house and to support Fortune Burnee, widower of Abigail Printer, one of the tribe
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Grafton, MA

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Community: 
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Nipmuc
Protocol: 
Nipmuc Public
Category: 
Work, Poverty, & Economy, Geography, Land, & the Environment, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Keywords: 
Accounting/Finance, Massachusetts Collection, Massachusetts General Court, Overseers/Guardians, Petitions, Poor Relief, Poverty, Debt/Debtors, Conveyances/Land Sales, Buildings/Structures, Houses, Family, Genealogy, Disasters, Fire, Law, Property/Ownership Rights, Massachusetts Phase 1
Original Date: 
1787 May 10th
Rights: 
Images may be used for purposes of research, private study, or education. To publish, exhibit, or broadcast this image, please contact the Massachusetts Archives to receive a Permission to Publish form: http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/, 220 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125; Reference Desk: 617-727-2816 ext. 222; Email: archives@sec.state.ma.us
Source: 
Massachusetts Archives, Resolves 1787, c.88, passed November 19, 1787
Identifier: 
1787.10.00.01
Subject: 
Nipmuc, Hassanamisco