Petition of Roben Suncosson

Petition subject: Indian guardians Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:28548083 Date of creation: 1753-09-08 Petition location: Mashpee Selected signatures:Roben SuncossonJacob NatampomDaniel SuncossonSamuel RuchardIsaca NatompomJosiah PopumunitZaccheus PopumuntJoseph WeepquishDaniel MefrickJohn MefrickSilas NatompomDavid SuncossonJames PopumunitJames KetauJermjah SuncossonTim RightEly MosesJohn Weepquish Total signatures: 18 Males of color signatures: 18 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: the poor Indians of Marshpee called the South Sea Indians, Indian schoolmaster, [males of color] Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Manuscript Native American tribe: Mashpee 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. Additional archivist notes: South Sea, Indian guardians, lands, marsh, Sachems, Plymouth, schoolmaster Ely Moses, schools, education, Shearjashub Bourne, improvements, English, Indian guardians, laws, rules, orders, planting, agriculture, buildings, houses, fencing, fishing, King George's War, military service, soldiers, veterans Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Massachusetts Archives volume 32, pages 415-416