Petition of Shearjashub Bourne to the Massachusetts General Court

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Summary: 
A request by Shearjashub Borne for permission to purchase land from natives in Sandwich and Waquaitt, includes the order for permission
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Sandwich, Massachusetts

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Community: 
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Mashpee Wampanoag
Protocol: 
Mashpee Public
Category: 
Work, Poverty, & Economy, Geography, Land, & the Environment, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Keywords: 
Land, Boundaries/Frontiers, Land Rights, Land Sales, Property, Sovereignty, Massachusetts Collection, Petitions, Massachusetts General Court, Law
Original Date: 
1695 May 10th
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Source: 
Massachusetts Archives, Massachusetts Archives, Vol.45, Doc.221
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Identifier: 
1695.03.05.00