Petition of Zachariah Howwaswee to the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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Summary: 
A description of the injustice done to him and a request for financial assistance
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Place written: 

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, Geography, Land, & the Environment, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Keywords: 
Massachusetts Collection, Massachusetts General Court, Massachusetts Phase 1, Petitions, Law, Land, Preaching, Religion, Missions, Christianity, Buildings/Structures, Houses, Race Relations, Mixed-Race, African-American/Black, Domestic Animals, Livestock, Cattle, Trespass, Debt/Debtors, Poverty
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Source: 
Massachusetts Archives, Senate Unpassed 1809, Docket 3953
Identifier: 
1809.01.10.00
Subject: 
Gayhead