Petition of Proprietors at Gayhead to the Massachusetts General Court

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An English translation of a request to address several plots of land that were rented out at Gayhead by tribal Guardians, Pain Mayhew and William Hunt
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Gay Head, Aquinnah, Massachusetts

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Community: 
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)
Protocol: 
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) Public
Category: 
Work, Poverty, & Economy, Geography, Land, & the Environment, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
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Encroachment -- People, Poverty, Rentals/Rents, Livestock, Sheep, Agriculture, Massachusetts Collection, Massachusetts General Court, Law, Petitions -- Rejected, Land Rights, Land Disputes, Land Ownership, Complaints, Land Use, Hunger, Women, Children/Youth
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Original Date: 
1749 September 5th
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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, Massachusetts Archives, Vol.31, Doc.643-644
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Petition of Proprietors at Gayhead to the Massachusetts General Court
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1749.09.05.01
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Gayhead
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Petition of Proprietors at Gayhead to the Massachusetts General Court