House Unpassed Legislation 1840, Docket 690, SC1/series 230, Petition of John T. Hilton

Petition subject: Incorporation Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13448120 Date of creation: 1840-02-15 Petition location: Boston Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Theophilus R. Marvin, Boston; committee on education Selected signatures:John T. HiltonJoel W. LewisWilliam C. NellBenjamin WeedenJames BurrThomas JenningsHenry WeedenSoloman R. AlexanderChristopher R. Weeden Actions taken on dates: 1840-02-20 Legislative action: Received in the House on February 20, 1840 and referred to the committee on education Total signatures: 10 Legislative action summary: Received, referred Males of color signatures: 10 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: [males of color] Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Manuscript Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: additional documents available Additional archivist notes: Adelphic Union Society, literary and scientific improvement, association, real estate, make and establish by laws Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: House Unpassed 1840, Docket 690 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.