House Unpassed Legislation 1844, Docket 1410, SC1/series 230, Petition of Charles H. Briggs

Petition subject: Abolition of capital punishment Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13481331 Date of creation: (unknown) Petition location: Norton Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Earl Hodges, Norton; Benjamin F. Newhall, Saugus; committee on that subject Selected signatures:Charles H. BriggsJames O. MessingerIra C. Root Actions taken on dates: 1844-01-16 Legislative action: Received in the House on January 16, 1844 and referred to the committee on that subject Total signatures: 22 Legislative action summary: Received, referred Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 22 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: inhabitants, ["citizens"] Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Printed Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: no additional documents Additional archivist notes: Notes next to signatures Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: House Unpassed 1844, Docket 1410 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.