Petition of Walter Spooner and Shearjashub Bourne to the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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Summary: 
A representation from the overseers and guardians of Mashpee relative to the regulation of Mashpee and a variety of mischiefs occurring there
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Mashpee, Massachusetts

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Community: 
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Mashpee Wampanoag
Protocol: 
Mashpee Public
Category: 
Work, Poverty, & Economy, Geography, Land, & the Environment, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Keywords: 
Massachusetts Collection, Massachusetts General Court, Massachusetts Phase 1, Petitions, Law, Land, Rentals/Rents, Common Law, Civil Actions, Government/Leadership, Town Officers, Family, Buildings/Structures, Houses, Poverty, Domestic Animals, Livestock, Swine, Overseers/Guardians, Property -- Ejection
Original Date: 
1790 May 10th
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Source: 
Massachusetts Archives, St. 1789, c.52, passed March 4, 1790
Identifier: 
1790.01.15.00
Subject: 
Mashpee