Passed Resolves; Resolves 1845, c.131, SC1/series 228, Petition of John R. Thurston

Petition subject: Annexation of Texas Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:10670583 Date of creation: (unknown) Petition location: Rockport Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: William Grover, Rockport; committee on the annexation of Texas Selected signatures:John R. ThurstonWilliam T. AbbotJ.B. ParsonsWilliam Giles Actions taken on dates: 1845-01-23,1845-01-24 Legislative action: Received in the House on January 23, 1845 and referred to the committee on the annexation of Texas and received in the Senate on January 24, 1845 and concurred Total signatures: 23 Legislative action summary: Received, referred, received, concurred Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 23 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: inhabitants, [\"others\"] Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Printed Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: additional documents available Additional archivist notes: Newspaper clippings on back Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Resolves 1845, c.131, passed March 26, 1845 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.