House Unpassed Legislation 1839, Docket 577, SC1/series 230, Petition of Phebe Cotton

Petition subject: Repeal of all laws making distinction on color Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:10956330 Date of creation: (unknown) Petition location: Plymouth Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Ezra Leach, Plymouth; committee on the judiciary Selected signatures:Phebe CottonMaria AllenNancy Stephens Actions taken on dates: 1839-02-13 Legislative action: Received in the House on February 13, 1839 and referred to the committee on the judiciary Total signatures: 132 Legislative action summary: Received, referred Female signatures: 132 Female only signatures: Yes Identifications of signatories: women, [females] Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Printed Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: no additional documents Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: House Unpassed 1839, Docket 577 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.