House Unpassed Legislation 1847, Docket 1890, SC1/series 230, Petition of Robert Rantoul Jr.

Petition subject: Abolition of capital punishment Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13481421 Date of creation: (unknown) Petition location: Massachusetts Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Edgar K. Whitaker, Needham; committee on the judiciary Selected signatures:Robert Rantoul Jr.Charles MayoCharles P. BossonJoseph ChandlerAdin PartridgeHenry BealCharles ChurchillJohn SpearEbenezer SeaverMilton HallMartin R. HerrickAaron P. KlineFrances H. DrakeC. MorleyGeorge B. ProctorLouisa R. BealJonathan Arnold Jr.Warren BurtonWendell PhillipsJames Wheeler Jr.Henry ParkhurstCornelius JordonCharles FosterFrederick RobinsonEliphalet ThayerJoel P. BishopAugustine C. TaftGeorge KnappCharles A. FrenchWilliam C. NellWilliam P. StoneRobert F. WallcutAugustine C. TaftJoseph C. LoringD.B. MoreySamuel GilmoreReuben H. OberChristopher RobinsonDaniel RicketsonRichard ClapJohn OrvisRobert R. CrosbyFrederick S. CabotWilliam SearsJames N. BuffumAdeline J. FullerAmasa WalkerCharles SpearLoring MoodyLucy Ann LeonardSophia L. SouleVaranes WentworthEdgar K. WhitakerWilliam Ashley Jr.Jonathan WalkerJohn M. SpearCharles CanfieldLucinda LyfordSamuel MayGeorge W. EastonGeorge M. RiceHiram BlanchardLucretia A. CowingRebecca PoolHelen E. GarrisonMary KnowltonJohn Noyes Jr.Martha M. CutlerElisha L. HammondHannah BriggsJonas HoltLucy IvesEliza J. KenneyAnne Warren WestonEmma Forbes WestonSilas LeonardEdward PhelpsDeborah KimballGeorge H. HolbrookWait BementHoward RichardsonTimothy GayIra GrayDavid B. BillJoseph MacfarlandEzra J. RockwoodMartha HarringtonSarah F. RugglesJulia RugglesLeona M. LesureAdelia A. PeckMary Barnes Actions taken on dates: 1847-02-06 Legislative action: Received in the House on February 6, 1847 and referred to the committee on the judiciary Total signatures: 543 Legislative action summary: Received, referred Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 352 Female signatures: 127 Unidentified signatures: 64 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: citizens, [females], [males of color], ["others"] Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Printed Signatory column format: not column separated Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: no additional documents Additional archivist notes: "Am I Not a Woman and a Sister" image, engraving; Towns next to names including Boston, Malden, Plymouth, Duxbury, Leominster, East Walpole, Holliston, New York, Hingham, Abington, Hanson, Lynn, Andover, Yarmouthport, Weymouth, Charlestown, Ashburnham, Salisbury, Sterling, Dorchester, Nantucket, East Boston, West Cambridge, Danvers, Lowell, Marblehead, East Stoughton, Ipswich, Braintree, Reading, Haverhill, Uxbridge, Raynham, North Bridgewater, South Reading, New Bedford, Brook Farm, Cambridge, Chelsea, Blackstone, Milton, Quincy, Stoughton, Needham, Newburyport, Worcester, Leicester, Mendon, Princeton, Norton, Weymouth, North Abington, East Abington, Stoneham, Rockport, South Abington, Newburyport, Watertown, Danvers, Northampton, Milford, Scituate, Dedham, North Marshfield, Salem, Walpole, Plympton, Concord, Medway; [Boston crossed out at top of petition, town change; parts of the petition were still sealed by wax, unopened, wax seal; repetition of names, such as Daniel Ricketson?] Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: House Unpassed 1847, Docket 1890 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.