Senate Unpassed Legislation 1839, Docket 10525, SC1/series 231, Petition of Olive S. Sturtevant

Petition subject: To abolish slavery in Washington D.C. and pass several resolutions against slavery Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:11858047 Date of creation: (unknown) Petition location: Plympton Selected signatures:Olive S. SturtevantSarah F. BradfordMaria Leach Total signatures: 61 Female signatures: 61 Female only signatures: Yes Identifications of signatories: women, [females], [minors] Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Printed Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: no additional documents Additional archivist notes: Message to women on back 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.