House Unpassed Legislation 1873, H 141 adopted resolutions, SC1/series 230, Petition of Wait Bement

Petition subject: Charles Sumner resolution Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:25950440 Date of creation: (unknown) Petition location: Ashfield Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: John D. Todd, Franklin Selected signatures:Wait BementWillard ClarkSamuel HowesAsa G. Wait Actions taken on dates: 1873-03-08 Legislative action: Received in the Senate on March 8, 1873 and laid on the table Total signatures: 131 Legislative action summary: Received, laid on the table Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 131 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: voters, [\"citizens\"] Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Printed Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: no additional documents Additional archivist notes: To rescind and annul the censure of Charles Sumner for resolution on Civil War battle honors on regimental flags Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: House Unpassed 1873, H 141 adopted resolutions 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.