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Petition of Leah Chalcom and Others to the Massachusetts General Court

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Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Natick
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Work, Poverty, & Economy, Geography, Land, & the Environment, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Summary
A request from Leah Chalcom and other Indian woman asking permission to sell land at Natick
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Response of John Quincy, Trustee of the Ponkapoag Indians, to the Petition of Amos Ahauton and Others

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Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Massachusett at Ponkapoag
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Education, Religion, & Missionary Efforts, Work, Poverty, & Economy, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Summary
An answer from a Ponkapoag Guardian showing why the recent petition submitted against him was incorrect
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Petition of Sarah Berry and Family to the Massachusetts General Court

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Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Massachusett at Ponkapoag
Category
Work, Poverty, & Economy, Geography, Land, & the Environment, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Summary
A request from Sarah Berry, Jerusha Hawkins, and their respective families, Ponkapaug Indians, for relief from taxes because of the hardships of the Revolutionary War