Petition of the William Underwood, John Burge, and Thomas Chamberlain, Sr. of Chelmsford to the Massachusetts General Court

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Request by the Town of Chelmsford about the return of some Wamesit, causing fear and distrust among the colonists
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Chelmsford, Massachusetts

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Community: 
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Wamesit
Protocol: 
Wamesit Public
Category: 
Geography, Land, & the Environment, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty, Settlement, Migration, & Resettlement
Keywords: 
Massachusetts Collection, Massachusetts General Court, Law, Petitions, War, King Philip's War, Fear, Towns, Refugees, Women, Relations
Original Date: 
1675 May 10th
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Source: 
Massachusetts Archives, Massachusetts Archives, Vol.30, Doc.186
Identifier: 
1675.12.13.00
Subject: 
Wamesit