Senate Unpassed Legislation 1839, Docket 10525, SC1/series 231, Petition of Jane H. Hews

Petition subject: To abolish slavery in Washington D.C. Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:11857869 Date of creation: (unknown) Petition location: Haverhill Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: James H. Duncan, Haverhill Selected signatures:Jane H. HewsMary GileMargaret LongleyTameyson Kimball Total signatures: 228 Female signatures: 228 Female only signatures: Yes Identifications of signatories: undersigned, [females], [minors], ["adult ladies"] Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Printed Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: no additional documents Additional archivist notes: Not sure on third and fourth names; note on minors at bottom Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Senate Unpassed 1839, Docket 10525 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.