Petition of Moses Pocknet and Other Mashpee Indians to the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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Summary: 
A request for redress in the form of an alteration in the manner in which their trustees are appointed and for the extinguishment of the board of overseers
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Place written: 

Mashpee, Massachusetts

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Community: 
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Mashpee Wampanoag
Protocol: 
Mashpee Public
Category: 
Work, Poverty, & Economy, Geography, Land, & the Environment, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty, Arts & Abstract Ideas
Keywords: 
Massachusetts Collection, Massachusetts General Court, Massachusetts Phase 1, Petitions, Law, Liberty, Apprentices/Servants, Overseers/Guardians -- Removal, Timber/Wood, Domestic Animals, Livestock, Cattle, Race Relations, Accounting/Finance, Oppression, Sovereignty, Government/Leadership, Women
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Source: 
Massachusetts Archives, House Unpassed 1811, Docket 6902
Identifier: 
1811.01.28.00
Subject: 
Mashpee