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Unknown [Petition]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08881 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: Massachusetts Type: Manuscript document Date: 5 December 1737 Pagination: 2 p. ; 31.6 x 19.9 cm. Order a Copy

Petition to Governor Jonathan Belcher regarding conflicts with the Indians in Massachusetts. Includes a list of names of people supporting the petition.

Belcher, Jonathan, 1682-1757

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