Senate Unpassed Legislation 1839, Docket 10525, SC1/series 231, Petition of Ruby H. Knight

Petition subject: To abolish slavery in Washington D.C. and pass several resolutions against slavery Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:11858037 Date of creation: (unknown) Petition location: Peru Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Smith Phillips, Peru Selected signatures:Ruby H. KnightElizabeth PeirceHannah Frissell Total signatures: 42 Female signatures: 42 Female only signatures: Yes Identifications of signatories: women, [females], ["ladies"] Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Manuscript Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: no additional documents Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Senate Unpassed 1839, Docket 10525 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.