Council; Council Files April 17, 1847, Case of Leander Thompson, GC3/series 378, Petition of James B. Richards

Petition subject: Execution case Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:12233036 Date of creation: (unknown) Petition location: Massachusetts Selected signatures:James B. RichardsJohn H. CraneWendell PhillipsSamuel E. SewallRobert F. WallcutWilliam C. NellBela MarshLoring MoodyWilliam Lloyd GarrisonJames N. BuffumAugustine C. TaftEdmund QuincyHenry I. BowditchWalter Channing Total signatures: 25 Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 25 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: undersigned, [males of color] Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Manuscript Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: additional documents available Additional archivist notes: Leander Thompson; towns next to names including Boston, Warren, Lynn, Dedham, Abington, Marlborough, Stoneham, Millbury, Needham Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Governor Council Files, April 17, 1847, Case of Leander Thompson 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.