Petition Leavitt Thaxter, Guardian of the Chappaquidick Indians, Isaiah Belain, and Daniel Webquish to the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives

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Summary: 
A request for aid from the state to enable the Chappaquiddick Indians to build division fences
Cultural Narrative: 

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Location: 
Place written: 

Edgartown, MA

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Community: 
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Chappaquiddick
Protocol: 
Chappaquiddick Public
Category: 
Geography, Land, & the Environment, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Keywords: 
Massachusetts Collection, Massachusetts General Court, Massachusetts Phase 1, Petitions, Law, Boundaries/Frontiers, Fences/Enclosures, Overseers/Guardians, People of Color, Property Issues, Trespass, Domestic Animals, Livestock, Cattle
Rights: 
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Source: 
Massachusetts Archives, Resolves 1851, c.68, passed May 20, 1851
Identifier: 
1851.03.07.00
Subject: 
Chappaquiddick