Petition of George Thomas Sewall and Lisbon Johnson to the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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Summary: 
A request that two non-proprietors, Mashpee spouses, be granted rights in severalty in their real estate
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Mashpee, Massachusetts

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Community: 
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Mashpee Wampanoag
Protocol: 
Mashpee Public
Category: 
Geography, Land, & the Environment, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Keywords: 
Massachusetts Collection, Massachusetts General Court, Massachusetts Phase 1, Petitions, Law, Poverty, Overseers of the Poor, Poor Relief, Overseers/Guardians, Land, Property, Property/Ownership Rights, Family, Voting, Land Sales, Women
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Source: 
Massachusetts Archives, House Unpassed 1852, Docket 3300
Identifier: 
1852.01.00.00
Subject: 
Mashpee