House Unpassed Legislation 1859, rejected, SC1/series 230, Petition of Richard Clap

Petition subject: Against the rendition of fugitive slaves Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:11029883 Date of creation: (unknown) Petition location: Dorchester Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Richard Clap, Esq., Dorchester Ms. Selected signatures:Richard ClapRichard HumphreysWilliam B. Trask Total signatures: 63 Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 28 Female signatures: 35 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: citizens, [females], ["others"] Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Printed Signatory column format: column separated Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: no additional documents Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: House Unpassed 1859, rejected 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.