Massachusetts Archives Collection. v.184-Revolution Petitions, 1778-1779. SC1/series 45X, Petition of John Scollay

Petition subject: Military service Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13909113 Date of creation: 1778-10 Petition location: Boston Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Several names from a committee Selected signatures:John ScollaySamuel AustinJonathan WilliamsGustavus FellowsHarbottle Dorr Actions taken on dates: 1778-10-09 Legislative action: Committed on October 9, 1778 Total signatures: 7 Legislative action summary: Committed Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 7 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: inhabitants, selectmen of Boston Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Manuscript Additional archivist notes: continental army, quota, alarm list, colonel Hatch, colonel Craft, colonel Bromfield, [2852, including 188 molattoes and negroes] Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Massachusetts Archives volume 184, pages 262-264 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.