Petition of Mary Cook and other Chappaquiddick Indians to the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives

Access image
Access image
Access image
file type icon 1827_06_09_00_ST.pdf
Access image
Summary: 
A remonstrance of against the bill entitled "An Act for the Better Regulation, Instruction, and Government of the Indians and People of Color in the County of Duke's County"
Location: 
Place written: 

Edgartown, MA

Document Links
Image(s) and Details
Annotated Transcription
Community: 
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Chappaquiddick
Protocol: 
Chappaquiddick Public
Category: 
Geography, Land, & the Environment, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty, Arts & Abstract Ideas
Keywords: 
Boundaries/Frontiers, Land, Fences/Enclosures, Law, Massachusetts Collection, Massachusetts General Court, Massachusetts Phase 1, Petitions, Race Relations, Government/Leadership, Sovereignty, Women, Rights, Liberty
Rights: 
Images may be used for purposes of research, private study, or education. To publish, exhibit, or broadcast this image, please contact the Massachusetts Archives to receive a Permission to Publish form: http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/, 220 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125; Reference Desk: 617-727-2816 ext. 222; Email: archives@sec.state.ma.us
Source: 
Massachusetts Archives, St. 1827, c.114, passed March 10, 1828
Identifier: 
1827.06.09.00
Subject: 
Chappaquiddick