Petition of Oaks Coombs, Ebenezer Attaquin, and Nathan Pocknet, Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor of Mashpee, to the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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Summary: 
A request for the allowance of some Indian claims for the support of state paupers and for the passage of a law regulating such
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Mashpee, Massachusetts

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Community: 
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Mashpee Wampanoag, Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe
Protocol: 
Mashpee Public, Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe Public
Category: 
Education, Religion, & Missionary Efforts, Work, Poverty, & Economy, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Keywords: 
Massachusetts Collection, Massachusetts General Court, Massachusetts Phase 1, Petitions, Law, Poverty, Overseers of the Poor, Poor Relief, Overseers/Guardians, Property, Schools, Race, African-American/Black, Accounting/Finance
Original Date: 
1846 December 31st
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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
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Source: 
Massachusetts Archives, Resolves 1847, c.23, passed March 20, 1847
Identifier: 
1847.01.00.00
Subject: 
Mashpee