Petition of John Norton of Edgartown to the Massachusetts General Court

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Summary: 
A request by John Norton for the interposition of the General Court regarding land disputes at Edgartown, and the Court's response
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Edgartown, Massachusetts

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Community: 
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Chappaquiddick
Protocol: 
Chappaquiddick Public
Category: 
Work, Poverty, & Economy, Geography, Land, & the Environment, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty, Settlement, Migration, & Resettlement
Keywords: 
Community, Complaints, Civil Actions, Encroachment -- People, Indians, _Injustice, Islands, Land Disputes, Land Ownership, Lawsuits, Property -- Deeds/Titles, Sovereignty
Original Date: 
1767 June 6th
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Source: 
Massachusetts Archives, Massachusetts Archives, Vol.118, Doc.292-293a
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Identifier: 
1767.06.06.00