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  2. Commonwealth v. Aves - Wikipedia

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    Commonwealth v. Aves , 35 Mass. 193 (1836), was a case in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on the subject of transportation of slaves to free states. In August 1836, Chief Justice Lemuel Shaw ruled that slaves brought to Massachusetts "for any temporary purpose of business or pleasure" were entitled to freedom.

  3. 1979–1980 Massachusetts legislature - Wikipedia

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    The 171st Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1979 and 1980 during the governorship of Edward J. King. William Bulger served as president of the Senate and Thomas W. McGee served as speaker of the House. [4] In 1980, the General Court voted to establish the ...

  4. 2016 Massachusetts elections - Wikipedia

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    The Massachusetts general election, 2016 was held on November 8, 2016, throughout Massachusetts. All 160 seats of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and all 40 seats of the Massachusetts Senate were up for election. The primary election for state offices was held on September 8. [1] Early voting was used for the first time, and took ...

  5. Commonwealth of England - Wikipedia

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    Commonwealth of England. The Commonwealth was the political structure during the period from 1649 to 1660 when England and Wales, later along with Ireland and Scotland, [1] were governed as a republic after the end of the Second English Civil War and the trial and execution of Charles I. The republic's existence was declared through "An Act ...

  6. Category : Commonwealth constitutional officers of Massachusetts

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    T. Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts. Categories: State constitutional officers of the United States by state. Political office-holders in Massachusetts. Government of Massachusetts.

  7. Commonwealth v. Jennison - Wikipedia

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    Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Nathaniel Jennison was a court case in Massachusetts in 1783 that effectively abolished slavery in that state. [1] [2] It was the third in a series of cases which became known as the Quock Walker cases . Nathaniel Jennison was arrested for beating Quock Walker and indicted on a criminal charge of assault and ...

  8. Roger Sherman Hoar - Wikipedia

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    Roger Sherman Hoar (April 8, 1887 – October 10, 1963) was an American state senator and assistant Attorney General, for the state of Massachusetts. He wrote and published science fiction under the pseudonym of Ralph Milne Farley .

  9. Insurance - Wikipedia

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    Insurance is a means of protection from financial loss in which, in exchange for a fee, a party agrees to compensate another party in the event of a certain loss, damage, or injury. It is a form of risk management, primarily used to protect against the risk of a contingent or uncertain loss. An entity which provides insurance is known as an ...