Petition of Thomas Jeffers, Zaccheus Howwaswee, and Charles Mingo, Selectmen of Gayhead, to the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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Summary: 
A request for the approved allowance in support of their schools and an additional sum for purchasing school books
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Aquinnah, Massachusetts

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Community: 
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)
Protocol: 
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) Public
Category: 
Education, Religion, & Missionary Efforts, Work, Poverty, & Economy, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Keywords: 
Massachusetts Collection, Massachusetts General Court, Massachusetts Phase 1, Petitions, Law, Race, People of Color, Education/Schools, Schools, Sovereignty, Government/Leadership, School Books, Literature
Original Date: 
1868 May 10th
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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
Source: 
Massachusetts Archives, Resolves 1868, c.56, passed June 6, 1868
Identifier: 
1868.01.00.00
Subject: 
Gayhead