Petition of Solomon Briant

<p>Petition subject: Indian guardians </p> <p>Original: <a href="http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:28548087">http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:28548087</a> </p> <p>Date of creation: 1753-11-22 </p> <p>Petition location: Mashpee </p> <p>Selected signatures:<ol><li>Solomon Briant</li><li>John Wepquish</li><li>Davit Sogkasin</li><li>Joseph Wepquish</li><li>Noah Wepquish</li><li>Ritchat Simon</li><li>Calnep Pohpumunnit</li><li>Jakop Simon</li><li>Richt Simonwusk</li><li>Roben Willim</li><li>Pihnib Wepquish</li><li>James Paomp</li><li>Joseph Peter</li><li>Sary Ritchat</li><li>Mary Canep</li><li>Battih Tompam</li><li>Mary Cashsim Simon</li><li>Sary Ritchat</li><li>Buttiah Simon</li><li>Jerusha Wepquish</li><li>Basson Harre</li><li>Mary Briant</li><li>Mary Simon</li><li>Sary Esau</li><li>Bage Kehtau</li><li>Tapunnoh Wompam</li><li>Hannah Fish</li><li>Expanonish Pogkinnit</li><li>Ester Tompam</li><li>Batteh Amos</li><li>Abikel Amos</li><li>Jeen Amos</li><li>Mase Papenau</li><li>Jerusha Papener</li><li>Hope Cakunnehoo</li><li>Hannah Ritchat</li><li>Bagke Peter</li><li>[Nione Willim]</li><li>Ruth Parg</li><li>Samuel Roben</li><li>Cashsim Barnobas</li><li>Micah Tompan</li><li>Danin Sogkasin</li><li>Danin Job</li><li>Isaak Simon</li><li>Joseph Wompam</li><li>[Joseph Papener Drakon]</li><li>Samuel Ritchat</li><li>Isaak Amos</li><li>Matthias Amos</li><li>Simon Papenau</li><li>John Cakunnehoo</li><li>Judaho Barnobas</li><li>Isaak Simon</li><li>Daniel Sogkasin</li></ol> </p> <p>Total signatures: 55 </p> <p>Females of color signatures: 26 </p> <p>Males of color signatures: 29 </p> <p>Female only signatures: No </p> <p>Identifications of signatories: [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: 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: proprietors, removal of Indian guardians, language, translation, Boston, [additional documents in volumes, see pages 424-430, 445-447, 449-452] </p> <p>Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Massachusetts Archives volume 32, page 427 </p>