Petition of John Wepqush

<p>Petition subject: Property </p> <p>Original: <a href="http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:28548130">http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:28548130</a> </p> <p>Date of creation: 1755-06-09 </p> <p>Petition location: Mashpee </p> <p>Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Russell </p> <p>Selected signatures:<ol><li>John Wepqush</li><li>Wen Papmunnont</li><li>Peter Papmunnot</li><li>Sages Papmunnont</li><li>Daen Pognit</li><li>Danin Sank</li><li>Jo Sank</li><li>Joseph Panitch</li><li>Jo Riggag</li><li>Isaac Simon</li><li>Isaac Simon</li><li>Jo Pognitt</li><li>Isaac Tompam</li><li>Isaac Amos</li><li>Mattias Amos</li><li>Elizabeth Amos</li><li>Mercy Pany</li><li>Joseph Papener</li><li>Ropen Papmunnont</li><li>Pinnip Wepqeos</li><li>Jo Panau</li><li>Simon Panau</li><li>Jacop Natompam</li><li>Josias Peter</li><li>John Pognihew</li><li>Natun Pognit</li></ol> </p> <p>Total signatures: 26 </p> <p>Females of color signatures: 2 </p> <p>Males of color signatures: 24 </p> <p>Female only signatures: No </p> <p>Identifications of signatories: wee poor Ingens, [males of color], [females of color], ["Mashpee Indians"] </p> <p>Prayer format was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printing">printed</a> vs. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuscript">manuscript</a>: Manuscript </p> <p>Signatory column format: not column separated </p> <p>Native American tribe: Mashpee </p> <p>Acknowledgements: Supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-5105612), Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, Center for American Political Studies at Harvard University, Institutional Development Initiative at Harvard University, and Harvard University Library.</p> <p>Additional archivist notes: prohibit sale of lands, alcohol, liquor, English </p> <p>Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Massachusetts Archives volume 32, pages 632-632a </p>