Petition of Samuel Moho and Others to the Massachusetts General Court

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Summary: 
A request by members of the Moho and George families, on behalf of the community, for the appointment of a committee to investigate the mismanagement of land and wood resources by the guardians of the Ponkapoag
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Stoughton, Massachusetts

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Community: 
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Massachusett at Ponkapoag
Protocol: 
Massachusett at Ponkapoag Public
Category: 
Geography, Land, & the Environment, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Keywords: 
Massachusetts Collection, Massachusetts General Court, Law, Petitions, Overseers/Guardians -- Complaint, Timber/Wood, Woodland, Poverty, Paternalism, Imprisonment/Captivity, Debt/Debtors, Landforms -- Terrestrial, Landforms -- Aquatic, Swamps, Women
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Original Date: 
1753 September 1st
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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.32, Doc.405-408
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Identifier: 
1753.09.00.00
Subject: 
Massachusett at Ponkapoag