Petition of Sundry Inhabitants of the Island of Chappaquiddick to the Massachusetts General Court

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A request from John Pease, Joseph Huxford, and others seeking confirmation to the titles of lands purchased under dubious legal circumstances, and the General Court's response
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Chappaquiddick, Massachusetts

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Community: 
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Chappaquiddick
Protocol: 
Chappaquiddick Public
Category: 
Work, Poverty, & Economy, Geography, Land, & the Environment, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty, Arts & Abstract Ideas
Keywords: 
Abstract Concepts, Causes of Poverty, Civil Actions, Complaints, Deeds/Titles, Disputes, Indians, Justice/Injustice, Land, Land Ownership, Conveyances/Land Sales, Law, Legislative Process, Massachusetts Collection, Massachusetts General Court, Petitions, Petitions -- Accepted, Property -- Deeds/Titles, Title/Ownership
Original Date: 
1763 June 8th
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Source: 
Massachusetts Archives, Massachusetts Archives, Vol.33, Doc.231-232
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Identifier: 
1763.06.08.00
Subject: 
Chappaquiddick