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Petition subject: To abolish slavery in Washington D.C.

Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:11858191

Date of creation: (unknown)

Petition location: Acton

Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: George S. Boutwell, Groton

Selected signatures:

1. William Billings
2. Josiah D. Wheeler
3. Luther Conant

Total signatures: 33

Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 33

Female only signatures: No

Identifications of signatories: adult male citizens

Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Printed

Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: no additional documents

Additional archivist notes: Message to women on back, even though it's a male petition

Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Senate Unpassed 1842, Docket 11081

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.