Passed Acts; St. 1827, c.114, SC1/series 229, Petition of Matthew Mayhew

Petition subject: Indian guardians Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13481275 Date of creation: 1828-01-21 Petition location: Edgartown Selected signatures:Matthew MayhewWilliam DavisGeorge AthearnCornelius MarchantTimothy Coffin Jr. Total signatures: 8 Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 8 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: undersigned Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Manuscript Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: additional documents available Additional archivist notes: Jeremiah Pease, Chappaquiddick, Dukes county, office of guardian, appointment, [includes notes next to signatures, political position or employment of each signer] Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: St. 1827, c.114, passed March 10, 1828 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.