Senate Unpassed Legislation 1839, Docket 10525, SC1/series 231, Petition of Jairus Lincoln

Petition subject: To abolish slavery in Washington D.C. and pass several resolutions against slavery Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:11857862 Date of creation: (unknown) Petition location: Hingham Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Thomas Loring, Hingham Selected signatures:Jairus LincolnIncrease S. SmithDavid H. Abbott Total signatures: 48 Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 48 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: inhabitants 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.