Massachusetts Archives Collection. v.170-Revolution Council Papers, 1779. SC1/series 45X, Petition of Thomas Cushing

Petition subject: Slaves Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13909093 Date of creation: 1779-07 Petition location: Boston Selected signatures:Thomas Cushing Actions taken on dates: 1779-07-24 Legislative action: Received in the Council on July 24, 1779 and ordered and granted Total signatures: 1 Legislative action summary: Received, ordered, granted Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 1 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: in behalf of the honorable John Hancock Esq Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Manuscript Additional archivist notes: John Hancock, Castle Island, negro man, freeman, two negro girls, servants, prisoners Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Massachusetts Archives volume 170, pages 270-270a 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.