Petition of Oliver Foller to the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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Summary: 
A request for recognition of his rights to land through both Indian descent and proprietorship
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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, Family, Genealogy, Race, African-American/Black, Mixed-Race, Land, Overseers/Guardians, Allotment
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Source: 
Massachusetts Archives, Resolves 1844, c.104, passed March 16, 1844
Identifier: 
1844.01.23.00
Subject: 
Mashpee