House Unpassed Legislation 1840, Docket 800, SC1/series 230, Petition of Matilda G. Webster

Petition subject: Repeal of interracial marriage, anti-miscegenation laws Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:10956401 Date of creation: (unknown) Petition location: Haverhill Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: George Bradburn, Nantucket Selected signatures:Matilda G. WebsterHarriet MinotAnn W. Folsom Total signatures: 69 Female signatures: 69 Female only signatures: Yes Identifications of signatories: women, [females], ["ladies"] 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 1840, Docket 800 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.