Disease/Illness

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Petition of Charles Brigham, Joseph Merriman, and Abner Howe, Selectmen of the Town of Grafton, to the Massachusetts General Court

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Community
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Nipmuc
Category
Work, Poverty, & Economy, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Summary
A request for compensation to Hezekiah Ward for care provided to Sarah Burnee, one of the Tribe
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Petition of Lucy Gimbee Hector to the Massachusetts General Court

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Community
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Nipmuc
Category
Work, Poverty, & Economy, Geography, Land, & the Environment, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Summary
A request for additional aid due to infirmity
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Petition of Moses Gimbee to the Massachusetts General Court

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Community
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Nipmuc
Category
Work, Poverty, & Economy, Geography, Land, & the Environment, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Summary
A request for aid in purchasing real estate
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Petition of Moses Roberts to the Massachusetts General Court

Digital Heritage
Community
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Nipmuc
Category
Work, Poverty, & Economy, Geography, Land, & the Environment, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Summary
A request by Zona Gimbee to sell a portion of her husband's lands so that she might have the funds to repair her house
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Petition of Moses Roberts to the Massachusetts General Court

Digital Heritage
Community
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Nipmuc
Category
Work, Poverty, & Economy, Geography, Land, & the Environment, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Summary
A request to sell a portion of Moses Gimbee's land so that his widow and daughter might have the funds to repair their house
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Petition of John Hector to the Massachusetts General Court

Digital Heritage
Community
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Nipmuc
Category
Work, Poverty, & Economy, Geography, Land, & the Environment, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Summary
A request for remuneration for property lost and wasted by former Trustees of the tribe who were appointed by the State, as well as, assistance in exercising his rights to various properties in Grafton, Paxton, and the State of New Hampshire
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Petition of Jonathan Capen, Guardian of the Ponkapaug Indians, to the Massachusetts Committee of Correspondence

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Community
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Massachusett at Ponkapoag
Category
Work, Poverty, & Economy, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Summary
A request and subsequent order for the release of Isaac Williams from prison
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Petition of Isaac Williams to the Massachusetts General Court

Digital Heritage
Community
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Massachusett at Ponkapoag
Category
Work, Poverty, & Economy, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Summary
A request of Isaac Williams, of the Ponkapaug Tribe, for state aid
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Petition of Polly Crowd to the Massachusetts General Court

Digital Heritage
Community
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Massachusett at Ponkapoag
Category
Work, Poverty, & Economy, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Summary
A request of Polly Crowd, of the Ponkapaug Tribe, for state aid
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Petition of Rebecca Davis to the Massachusetts General Court

Digital Heritage
Community
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Massachusett at Ponkapoag
Category
Work, Poverty, & Economy, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Summary
A request of Rebecca Davis of Boston, of the Ponkapaug Tribe, for continuance of state aid