Massachusetts Archives Collection. v.170-Revolution Council Papers, 1779. SC1/series 45X, Petition of Thomas Dawes

<p>Petition subject: Slaves </p> <p>Original: <a href="http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13909092">http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13909092</a> </p> <p>Date of creation: 1779-07-20 </p> <p>Petition location: Boston </p> <p>Selected signatures:<ol><li>Thomas Dawes</li><li>Joseph Peirce</li></ol> </p> <p>Actions taken on dates: 1779-07-20 </p> <p>Legislative action: Received in the Council on July 20, 1779 and ordered and granted </p> <p>Total signatures: 2 </p> <p>Legislative action summary: Received, ordered, granted </p> <p>Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 2 </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: Colonel, Castle Island, negro woman, negro boy </p> <p>Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Massachusetts Archives volume 170, pages 252-252a </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>