Massachusetts Archives Collection. v.187-Revolution Petitions, 1781-1782. SC1/series 45X, Petition of Mary Chandler

<p>Petition subject: Support for individuals </p> <p>Original: <a href="http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13909120">http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13909120</a> </p> <p>Date of creation: 1781-02 </p> <p>Petition location: Worcester </p> <p>Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Several names from a committee </p> <p>Selected signatures:<ol><li>Mary Chandler</li></ol> </p> <p>Actions taken on dates: 1781-04-18 </p> <p>Legislative action: Committed and order to lie and leave to withdraw and received in the House on April 18, 1781 and resolved and granted </p> <p>Total signatures: 1 </p> <p>Legislative action summary: Committed, order to lie, leave to withdraw, received, resolved, granted </p> <p>Female signatures: 1 </p> <p>Female only signatures: Yes </p> <p>Identifications of signatories: wife of John Chandler, [females] </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: John Chandler, Great Britain, estate, cows, horse, sheep, cattle, small pox, continental service, military service </p> <p>Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Massachusetts Archives volume 187, pages 40-43.5 </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>