Petition of Robin Suncasin and Other Mashpee Indians to the Massachusetts General Court

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Summary: 
A request of Robin Suncasin and others Mashpee natives for the interposition of the Legislature in the protection of their land, marsh, and river from encroachment
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Mashpee, Massachusetts

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Community: 
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Mashpee Wampanoag
Protocol: 
Mashpee Public
Category: 
Education, Religion, & Missionary Efforts, Work, Poverty, & Economy, Geography, Land, & the Environment, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Keywords: 
Agriculture, Cattle, Complaints, Corn/Yokeag, Crops, Encroachment, Hunting/Fishing/Fowling Rights, Hay, Land Use, Law, Petitions, Poverty, Rivers, Sovereignty, Massachusetts Collection, Massachusetts General Court
Original Date: 
1753 September 8th
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Source: 
Massachusetts Archives, Massachusetts Archives, Vol.32, Doc.277
Identifier: 
1753.09.08.00
Subject: 
Mashpee