Senate Unpassed Legislation 1851, Docket 13162, SC1/series 231, Petition of Thomas Sims

Petition subject: Asking for trial by jury and due process of law for citizens of Massachusetts Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:11858372 Date of creation: 1851-04-04 Petition location: Boston Selected signatures:Thomas Sims Actions taken on dates: 1851-04-05 Legislative action: Received in the Senate on April 5, 1851 and laid on the table Total signatures: 1 Legislative action summary: Received, laid on the table Males of color signatures: 1 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: inhabitant of Massachusetts, a freeman, [males of color] Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Manuscript Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: additional documents available Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Senate Unpassed 1851, Docket 13162 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.