Petition of Mary Noyes to the Massachusetts General Court

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Summary: 
Request by the widow for the support of her children after the financial loss of her family from Indian attacks
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Sudbury, Massachusetts

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Community: 
Native Northeast Research Collaborative
Category: 
Work, Poverty, & Economy, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Keywords: 
Massachusetts Collection, Massachusetts General Court, Petitions, Law, War, King Philip's War, Poverty, Causes of Poverty, War/Military, Financial Loss, Debt/Debtors, Land, Women, Children/Youth
Original Date: 
1681 May 18th
Source: 
Massachusetts Archives, Massachusetts Archives, Vol.45, Doc. 177
Identifier: 
1681.05.18.02