Petition of Simon Porridge, George Johnson, Jr., John Joel, Jr., and other Chappaquiddick Indians to the Massachusetts General Court

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Summary: 
A complaint by a number of the Chappaquiddick Indians regarding the encroachments by the English onto Indian land
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Edgartown, Massachusetts

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Community: 
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Chappaquiddick
Protocol: 
Chappaquiddick Public
Category: 
Geography, Land, & the Environment, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Keywords: 
Massachusetts Collection, Massachusetts General Court, Law, Petitions, Improvement, Buildings/Structures, Houses, Conveyances/Land Sales, Poverty
Original Date: 
1783 May 10th
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Source: 
Massachusetts Archives, Massachusetts Archives, Vol.188, Doc.200
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Identifier: 
1783.03.22.01
Subject: 
Chappaquiddick