House Unpassed Legislation 1859, leave to withdraw, SC1/series 230, Petition of John A. Andrew

Petition subject: Discrimination and places of public amusement Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:11018086 Date of creation: 1859-01-25 Petition location: Boston Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Martin Brimmer, Boston; committee on the judiciary Selected signatures:John A. AndrewWilliam L. BurtGeorge H. HoweJoseph Williams Jr.William H. AllenJames P. RiceJohn H. GreeneGeorge E. DavenportThomas T. CushingCharles SmithGeorge P. ClappWilliam ChapmanCharles N. BarnardCharles BrighamHenry TompkinsCharles BabcockSimpson H. LewisJohn B. BaileyCoffin PittsEmiliano E.F.B. MundrucuMarcy L. HavesGeorge Washington Jr.Jonas W. ClarkBenjamin F. RobertsHenry BeanWilliam C. NellWilliam Lloyd GarrisonWilliam B. BrownSamuel May Jr.William B. EarleSylvester C. FayRobert F. WallcutCharles SpearOtis Clapp Actions taken on dates: 1859-01-25 Legislative action: Received in the House on January 25, 1859 and referred to the committee on the judiciary Total signatures: 275 Legislative action summary: Received, referred Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 275 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: undersigned, [males of color], [\"others\"] Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Printed Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: additional documents available Additional archivist notes: licensed, licenses, exhibit, public show, theatrical exhibition, public amusement, exclusion, race, opinion, color Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: House Unpassed 1859, leave to withdraw 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.