Senate Unpassed Legislation 1842, Docket 11081, SC1/series 231, Petition of Abby D. Cowdrey

Petition subject: Against the admission of Florida and slave states Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:11858193 Date of creation: (unknown) Petition location: Acton Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: George S. Boutwell, Groton Selected signatures:Abby D. CowdreyMary E. StearnsAbigail Chaffin Total signatures: 78 Female signatures: 78 Female only signatures: Yes Identifications of signatories: women, [females] 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 1842, Docket 11081 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.