Passed Acts; St. 1861, c.91, SC1/series 229, Petition of Henry Mitchell

Petition subject: Against the repeal of the personal liberty laws Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:10668865 Date of creation: (unknown) Petition location: Boston Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Obediah W. Albee, Marlborough; committee on the personal liberty laws Selected signatures:Henry MitchellR.M. WashingtonMary Ann WashingtonCornelius ThomasCharles WallMary GriffinMrs. BurrJames BurrSarah BassettRobert MorrisJohn V. de GrasseCharles ProctorGeorge W. PotterJohn LoganAnna M.H. WilliamsRichmond JohnsonJohn E. RobinsonM. Louisa LewisMargaret HattinRhoda JonesSimpson H. LewisHenry ReeseJane A.M. HenrySusan JacksonCatherine JohnsonGeorge WashingtonWilliam DuncanGeorge H. WhiteJames CoxJohn S. ThompsonCharlotte CoxJohn H. ColbertCyrus FosterWilliam DunnRuth BlakeMary T. PotterMiss R. BarbadoesMiss Nancy WeaverMiss Rachel ThompsonMiss Patience DodgeMiss Sarah BaroMrs. Eliza WeaverMrs. BurrMrs. Elizabeth DandridgeMrs. Margaret WilliamsChiles CanineJohn HammondPeter HawkinsRobert JohnsonPeter RandolphMrs. Mary SmithHenry TylerMiss M.E. BrownHenry DandridgeJane JonesMrs. BundaroGeorge WilliamsJames MastinMiss M.E. BaileyMrs. Ann E. BailyMiss Fannie A. BaileyMrs. E.M. CrawfordM.C. LenoxE.F. GrayJoseph N. ButlerG.A. WeedenWilliam H. ThomasThomas LeeEmeline LewisSusan LewisRussell GaulCharles P. TaylerJohn JohnsonJoseph L. BarbadoesElizabeth J. MartinSaroth A. BallMargaret TaylerGeorge L. RuffinJohn B. BaileyJacob B. WilsonMiss Emeline RobbinsM.A. WillmotJ. DuncanG.W. BrownS. SalderJames WalkinsJames M. TitusAbby JacksonHenry WeedenJ.H. HawlyFrederick A. MooreHenry SmithAaron GoleHenry ScottLewis S. LewisThomas WilliamsJacob SawyerHenry HallJohn C. LemontHenry JohnsonWilliam KelloggPeter SmithJohn SmithJacob P. JayWilliam BrownJames HamiltonJohn H. JohnsonJohn StephsonAaron GaulRichard ColemanJohn DorseyWilliam BruceWilliam DavisGeorge AllenWilliam SmithHenry F. BurghardtCharles JacksonJames H. DavisNathan LeeHenry GadlerJoseph JohnsonGeorge HillLemuel BurrCharles AnthonyRalph WeedenWilliam H. JonesWilliam KantW.H. HoganWilliam C. NellLouisa M. JacobsHarriet A. JacobsJohn OliverLizzie N. SmithIra GrayLouisa N. GrayArthur B. LeeRosa R. LeeGeorge R. JonesJohn T. WrightOsmore FreemanIra N. GrayFrances H. ClarkJonas W. ClarkDarbe Vassell [Darby Vassall?]Mrs. Sophia GaiterMiss Sarah ButlerMrs. Hannah WilliamsH.F. BurghardtJenney CoffeeWilliam RobsonWilliam GroseJohn MillerMrs. E. CoburnMrs. Mary A. HammondMr. John HoganMrs. Rebecca HoganMr. Joseph SandersMatilda BishopSarah WhiteMrs. GrayMary ThomasJuly H. ThompsonSarah HendersonMargaret HendersonEmma BrownSusan RutteLouisa Ann Robinson Actions taken on dates: 1861-01-29,1861-01-30 Legislative action: Received in the House on January 29, 1861 and referred to the committee on the personal liberty laws and received in the Senate on January 30, 1861 and concurred Total signatures: 414 Legislative action summary: Received, referred, received, concurred Females of color signatures: 143 Males of color signatures: 135 Unidentified signatures: 136 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: colored citizens, [females], [males of color], [females of color] Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Manuscript Signatory column format: not column separated Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: additional documents available Additional archivist notes: Two texts, signatures on front and back; includes addresses, note: \"obtained in church, and no paper available\" to explain signatures on the back, religious Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: St. 1861, c.91, passed March 25, 1861 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.