Passed Resolves; Resolves 1837, c.75, SC1/series 228, Petition of Benjamin Frost

Petition subject: Slavery in Washington D.C. Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:10456157 Date of creation: 1837-01-17 Petition location: Boston Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Seth Drew, Kingston; committee on that subject Selected signatures:Benjamin FrostJacob NoyesIsaac KnappJoseph RobbinsGeorge W. LightCharles K. WhippleJohn T. Hilton Actions taken on dates: 1837-01-25 Legislative action: Received in the House on January 25, 1837 and referred to the committee on the subject of slavery in the District of Columbia Total signatures: 113 Legislative action summary: Received, referred Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 113 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: citizens, [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: Resolves 1837, c.75, passed April 12, 1837 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.