Massachusetts Archives Collection. v.175-Revolution Council Papers, Second Series, 1778-1779. SC1/series 45X, Petition of Nathaniel Appleton

<p>Petition subject: Slaves </p> <p>Original: <a href="http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13909099">http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13909099</a> </p> <p>Date of creation: 1779-07-22 </p> <p>Selected signatures:<ol><li>Nathaniel Appleton</li></ol> </p> <p>Actions taken on dates: 1779-07-22 </p> <p>Legislative action: Received in the Council on July 22, 1779 and ordered and granted </p> <p>Total signatures: 1 </p> <p>Legislative action summary: Received, ordered, granted </p> <p>Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 1 </p> <p>Female only signatures: No </p> <p>Prayer format was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printing">printed</a> vs. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuscript">manuscript</a>: Manuscript </p> <p>Additional archivist notes: Castle Island </p> <p>Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Massachusetts Archives volume 175, pages 453-453a </p> <p>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.</p>