Senate Unpassed Legislation 1843, Docket 11312, SC1/series 231, Petition of George Proctor

Petition subject: Abolition of capital punishment Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13481678 Date of creation: (unknown) Petition location: Sterling Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Manasseh Houghton, Sterling Selected signatures:George ProctorGeorge BurpeeLuther GatesLevi Reed Total signatures: 29 Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 29 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: inhabitants Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Printed 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 1843, Docket 11312 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.