Petition of Gideon Hawley to the Massachusetts General Court

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Summary: 
A description of his service to the Mashpee and a request that their grant of land to him be enacted
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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, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty, Settlement, Migration, & Resettlement
Keywords: 
Massachusetts Collection, Massachusetts General Court, Massachusetts Phase 1, Petitions, Law, Missions, Missionary Companies, Christianity, Religion, Land, Improvement -- Pastures, Livestock, Domestic Animals, Cows, Fences/Enclosures, Estates/Inheritances, Disease/Illness, Grants, Timber/Wood
Original Date: 
1779 May 10th
Creator: 
Gideon Hawley
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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, Vol.223, Doc.362
Related Items: 
Copy of a Report from a Committee of Mashpee Proprietors to the Massachusetts General Court
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Identifier: 
1779.05.26.00
Subject: 
Mashpee
Related Digital Heritage Items: 
Copy of a Report from a Committee of Mashpee Proprietors to the Massachusetts General Court