Massachusetts Archives Collection. v.231-Revolution Resolves, 1781. SC1/series 45X, Petition of Anthony Vassall

Petition subject: Support for individuals Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13906075 Date of creation: (unknown) Petition location: Cambridge Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Several names from a committee Selected signatures:Anthony Vassall Actions taken on dates: 1781-02-06,1781-02-06 Legislative action: Received in the House on February 6, 1781 and resolved and granted and sent for concurrence and received in the Senate on February 6, 1781 and read and concurred Total signatures: 1 Legislative action summary: Received, resolved, granted, sent, received, read, concurred Males of color signatures: 1 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: a negro man, [males of color] Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Manuscript Additional archivist notes: John Vassall, Middlesex, Madam Vassall, Cuby Vassall, Cuba Vassall, ["Your memorialist begs leave to observe that though dwelling in a land of freedom both himself and his wife have spent almost sixty years of their lives in slavery; and that though deprived of what now makes them happy beyond expression yet they have ever lived a life of honesty and been faithful in their masters service.”] Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Massachusetts Archives volume 231, pages 114-117 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.