Petition of Joseph Dunham and Others to the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives

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Summary: 
A request from proprietors that they be spared the expense of maintaining the division line between their lands and that of the Chappaquiddick Indians
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Edgartown, MA

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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
Keywords: 
Massachusetts Collection, Massachusetts General Court, Massachusetts Phase 1, Petitions, Law, Boundaries/Frontiers, Race Relations, Trespass, Poverty, Domestic Animals, Livestock, Cattle, Land
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Source: 
Massachusetts Archives, House Unpassed 1845, Docket 1540
Identifier: 
1844.11.17.00
Subject: 
Chappaquiddick