Petition of Gideon Hawley to the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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Summary: 
A remonstrance of Gideon Hawley, missionary to the Mashpee, against John Percival as guardian and in support of the recent alteration in the form of government at Mashpee
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Mashpee, Massachusetts

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Community: 
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Mashpee Wampanoag
Protocol: 
Mashpee 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, Religion, Missions, Christianity, Temperance/Intemperance, Trespass, Race Relations, African-American/Black, Poverty, Preaching, Character, Employment, Sailors/Mariners
Original Date: 
1789 May 10th
Rights: 
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, St. 1788, c.38, passed January 30, 1789
Identifier: 
1789.01.00.00
Subject: 
Mashpee