Petition of Oaks Coombs and Other Mashpee Indians to the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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Summary: 
A request for the prohibition of using boats to chase and hunt waterfowl
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Mashpee, Massachusetts

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Community: 
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Mashpee Wampanoag
Protocol: 
Mashpee Public
Category: 
Geography, Land, & the Environment, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Keywords: 
Massachusetts Collection, Massachusetts General Court, Massachusetts Phase 1, Petitions, Law, Hunting/Fishing/Fowling Rights, Hunting/Fishing/Fowling, Domestic Animals, Sea-fowl, Encroachment, Rivers, Bays, Harbors, Ponds
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Source: 
Massachusetts Archives, Senate Unpassed 1847, Docket 12024
Identifier: 
1847.01.25.00
Subject: 
Mashpee