House Unpassed Legislation 1841, Docket 998, SC1/series 230, Petition of Sarah Chapman

Petition subject: Repeal of interracial marriage, anti-miscegenation laws Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:10935297 Date of creation: (unknown) Petition location: Boston Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: George Bradburn, Nantucket Selected signatures:Sarah ChapmanMary G. ChapmanOlive TwombleyLouisa LoringEliza F. MeriamElizabeth PeabodyHarriet G. HuntEliza S. CampbellLavinia HiltonPhebe BallMary C. BlanchardHenrietta SargentCatharine SargentCaroline WestonMaria Weston ChapmanMary A.W. JohnsonAnna R. SouthwickAnne Warren WestonThankful SouthwickZilpha W. HarlowSusan PaulCatherine PaulEunice R. DavisLavinia Hilton Total signatures: 456 Female signatures: 456 Female only signatures: Yes Identifications of signatories: women, [females], [females of color] Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Printed Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: additional documents available Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: House Unpassed 1841, Docket 998 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.