House Unpassed Legislation 1886, referred to next General Court, SC1/series 230, Petition of Sarah Lavina Jiager

Petition subject: Support for individuals Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:25763612 Date of creation: 1886-02-15 Petition location: Boston Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Justin Perry, Natick Selected signatures:Sarah Lavina Jiager Actions taken on dates: 1886-02-18 Legislative action: Received in the House on February 18, 1886 and referred to next General Court Total signatures: 1 Legislative action summary: Received, referred Females of color signatures: 1 Female only signatures: Yes Identifications of signatories: [females of color], ["one of the Hassanamisco tribe of Indians"] Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Manuscript Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: additional documents available Additional archivist notes: Sarah Lavina Giger, Sarah Lavinia Giger, Sarah Lavinia Jiager, Sarah Lavina Jiager, husband, Dexter Giger, Dexter Jiager, Indian funds, Natick tribe, desertion, allowance, includes address, No.1 Smith Court [appears to be written in her own words and handwriting] Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: House Unpassed 1886, referred to next General Court 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.