Senate Unpassed Legislation 1839, Docket 10525, SC1/series 231, Petition of Thomas Haskell

Petition subject: To abolish slavery in Washington D.C. and pass several resolutions against slavery, against the annexation of Texas or other slave states, repeal all laws making any distinctions on account of color, and right to trial by jury Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:11857878 Date of creation: (unknown) Petition location: Gloucester Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Richard G. Stanwood Jr., Gloucester; committee on slavery Selected signatures:Thomas HaskellJonathan H. RiggsJames Tappan Total signatures: 38 Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 38 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: men, [\"others\"] 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: 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.