Petition of Hercules, Lawrence, and John Quasson to the Massachusetts General Court

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A request from Hercules, Lawrence, and John Quasson, on behalf of Indians living in Eastham, Yarmouth, and Monomoy, Massachusetts, seeking the restoration of order in their communities and a reduction in drunkeness and stealing
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Community: 
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Nauset
Protocol: 
Nauset Public
Category: 
Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Keywords: 
Massachusetts General Court, Massachusetts Collection, Petitions, Massachusetts Phase 1, Law, Criminal Actions, Larceny, Temperance/Intemperance, Religion, Children/Youth, Orders, Discipline, Charters, Sabbath Desecration
Original Date: 
1694 May 10th
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Source: 
Massachusetts Archives ,Vol.30 ,Doc. 353
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Identifier: 
1694.09.05.00
Subject: 
Nauset