Petition of Anookamaug

<p>Petition subject: Property </p> <p>Original: <a href="http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:26855782">http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:26855782</a> </p> <p>Date of creation: 1685-05-27 </p> <p>Selected signatures:<ol><li>Anookamaug</li><li>Squamaug</li><li>Nussawinnoo</li><li>Josias Petacoo</li><li>Sunsawinno</li><li>Joseph Robin</li><li>Israel Quanupskawit</li><li>Edmund</li><li>James Printer</li><li>Samuell Hawonet</li><li>John Namashoot</li><li>Zachary Abraham</li><li>Peter Ephraim Jr.</li><li>Symon Petacomb</li><li>James Wiser</li><li>Job Pompoonaman</li><li>Joseph Abraham</li><li>Joshua Ashunt</li><li>Joshua Wantcow</li><li>Peter Punataug</li><li>John Aquitticus</li><li>Edward David</li><li>Benjamin Boho</li><li>Deborah</li><li>Sarah</li></ol> </p> <p>Legislative action: Granted </p> <p>Total signatures: 25 </p> <p>Legislative action summary: Granted </p> <p>Females of color signatures: 2 </p> <p>Males of color signatures: 23 </p> <p>Female only signatures: No </p> <p>Identifications of signatories: being the grandchildren of Piamboho, son to Sagamore John (alias) Quaquequonsick, son to James Rumneymarsh, son to Nussawinnoo, son to Peter Ephraim deceased, [males of color], [females of color] </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: Nipmuc </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: grant of land for Indian plantation at Skaucoononk between Lancaster and Worcester, Boston, lands, Piamboo, Piambow, Quaquequunset, Peter Ephraim Sr. </p> <p>Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Massachusetts Archives volume 30, page 300 </p>