Rivers

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Confirmation Deed from Tunxis Indians to Certain Proprietors at Indian Neck

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Community
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Tunxis
Category
Geography, Land, & the Environment, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Summary
Resolution of the improper sale of 56 and a half acres of Tunxis land at Indian Neck by way of a 56 pound and 10 shilling payment to the tribe
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Draft Map by Ezra Stiles of Mattapoisset River

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Community
Native Northeast Research Collaborative
Category
Geography, Land, & the Environment
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Deposition of Stephen Numock in the Trial of Eliakim Quacum

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Community
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe
Category
Geography, Land, & the Environment, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Summary
An eyewitness statement by Stephen Numock testifying against Eliakim Quacum, accused of stealing a canoe
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Petition of Robin Suncasin and Other Mashpee Indians to the Massachusetts General Court

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Community
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Mashpee Wampanoag
Category
Education, Religion, & Missionary Efforts, Work, Poverty, & Economy, Geography, Land, & the Environment, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Summary
A request of Robin Suncasin and others Mashpee natives for the interposition of the Legislature in the protection of their land, marsh, and river from encroachment
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Petition of Waban and Others to the Massachusetts General Court

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Community
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Natick, Wamesit, Massachusett at Ponkapoag
Category
Geography, Land, & the Environment, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Summary
A request of Waban and other Indians from Natick, Punkapoag, and Wamesit seeking compensation for land granted to the English
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Petition of the Selectmen of the Town of Stockbridge to the Governor and General Court of Massachusetts

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Community
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians
Category
Work, Poverty, & Economy, Geography, Land, & the Environment, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Summary
A request for the confirmation of a deed from Joseph Shauguethqueat, Benjamin Waunchnauwet, and David Naunauneck, Stockbridge Indians, to those men interested in constructing mill along the Housatonic River
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Petition of Oaks Coombs and Other Mashpee Indians to the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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Community
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Mashpee Wampanoag
Category
Geography, Land, & the Environment, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Summary
A request for the prohibition of using boats to chase and hunt waterfowl
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Petition of the Mashpee Indians to the Massachusetts General Court

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Community
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Mashpee Wampanoag
Category
Work, Poverty, & Economy, Geography, Land, & the Environment, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty, Arts & Abstract Ideas
Summary
A request concerning the encroachment and trespass by non proprietors
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Petition of Moses Pocknet and Other Mashpee and Herring Pond Indians to the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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Community
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Mashpee Wampanoag, Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe
Category
Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty, Arts & Abstract Ideas
Summary
A request for redress in the form of an alteration in the manner in which their trustees are appointed and for the extinguishment of the board of overseers
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Petition of Nathan Pocknet and Other Mashpee Indians to the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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Community
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Mashpee Wampanoag
Category
Work, Poverty, & Economy, Geography, Land, & the Environment, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Summary
An enumeration of complaints relative to conditions at Mashpee and a request for alteration in the law regarding such