House Unpassed Legislation 1842, Docket 1153, SC1/series 230, Petition of Joseph Bates

Petition subject: Repeal of anti-miscegenation and all laws making distinction on color Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:10956486 Date of creation: 1842-02-01 Petition location: Fairhaven Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Jones Robinson, Fairhaven Selected signatures:Joseph BatesJohn WoodWesley Chace Actions taken on dates: 1842-02-05 Legislative action: Received in the Senate on February 5, 1842 and laid on the table Total signatures: 54 Legislative action summary: Received, laid on the table Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 54 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: citizens, ["others"] 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: House Unpassed 1842, Docket 1153 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.