House Unpassed Legislation 1843, Docket 1286, SC1/series 230, Petition of Nathaniel A. Borden

Petition subject: Repeal of anti-miscegenation and all laws making distinction on color Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:11029528 Date of creation: (unknown) Petition location: Nantucket Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Loring Moody, Harwich Selected signatures:Nathaniel A. BordenDeborah C. BordenArthur Cooper Jr.John W. SmithPhebe Ann HarrisCaroline D. CloughMary CuffeAbsalom F. BostonEdward J. PompeyMargaret BurnsWesley BerrySarah TascoBenajah BostonEunice F. Ross Legislative action: Laid on the table Total signatures: 74 Legislative action summary: Laid on the table Females of color signatures: 39 Males of color signatures: 32 Unidentified signatures: 3 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: colord citizens, [males of color], [females of color], ["coloured inhabitants"] 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 Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: House Unpassed 1843, Docket 1286 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.