Petition of Isaac James and Other Indians at Harwich to the Massachusetts General Court

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Summary: 
A request of Isaac James and others for the interposition of the Legislature in the protection of land and fishing and whaling rights for natives in the Towns of Eastham and Harwich, and Billingsgate Point
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Harwich, Masachusetts

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Community: 
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Nauset
Protocol: 
Nauset Public
Category: 
Work, Poverty, & Economy, Geography, Land, & the Environment, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Keywords: 
Bays, Boundaries/Frontiers, Community Conflict, Controversy, Encroachment, Hunting/Fishing/Fowling Rights, French & Indian War, Land, Complaints, Land Rights, Massachusetts General Court, Sovereignty, Trespass, Whaling Industry, Massachusetts Collection, Petitions, Law, Native Right, Women
Original Date: 
1757 November 19th
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Source: 
Massachusetts Archives, Massachusetts Archives, Vol.303, Doc.84-84c
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Identifier: 
1757.11.19.00