Petition of Joseph Metack to the Massachusetts General Court

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Summary: 
A request by Philip Metack for additional funds in consideration of his miliary service and three years of captivity by the enemy
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Aquinnah, Massachusetts

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People: 
Joseph Metack, Francis Bernard, Samuel Thaxer, Jeffrey Amherst
Community: 
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)
Protocol: 
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) Public
Category: 
Work, Poverty, & Economy, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Keywords: 
Massachusetts Collection, Massachusetts General Court, Law, Petitions, Resolution, Military, War, French & Indian War, Military Service, Veterans, Pensions, Forts, Fort William Henry, Imprisonment/Captivity, Battles
Original Date: 
1761 April 2nd
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Source: 
Massachusetts Archives, Massachusetts Archives, Vol.33, Doc.161
Related Items: 
Certification of Captain Samuel Thaxter on behalf of Joseph Metack to the Massachusetts General Court
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1761.04.02.00
Subject: 
Wampanoag Tribe of Gayhead (Aquinnah)
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Certification of Captain Samuel Thaxter on behalf of Joseph Metack to the Massachusetts General CourtResolution on the Petition of Joseph Metack to the Massachusetts General Court