Massachusetts Archives Collection. v.303-Petitions, 1659-1786. SC1/series 45X, Petition of Thomas Rist

Petition subject: Support for individuals Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13909147 Date of creation: 1768-03-25 Petition location: Uxbridge Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Committee Selected signatures:Thomas RistNathaniel FishJoseph ReedPeter Harwood Legislative action: Reported and advised Total signatures: 4 Legislative action summary: Reported, advised Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 4 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: selectmen of Uxbridge Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Manuscript Additional archivist notes: Betty Triphel, Betty Triple, Betty Tryphel, Betty Tryle, warned out, not inhabitants, distracted, ["…and would be much worse if her child was taken from her."] [various spellings of her name: Betty Triphel, Betty Triple, Betty Tryphel, Betty Tryle, Betty Triffle, Betty Tripple, Betty Tryple, Betty Tryfle] Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Massachusetts Archives volume 303, page 134 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.