House Unpassed Legislation 1841, Docket 963, SC1/series 230, Petition of William F. Channing

Petition subject: Against the admission of Florida as a slave state Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:10935296 Date of creation: (unknown) Petition location: Boston Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: George Bradburn, Nantucket Selected signatures:William F. ChanningCharles W. DenisonWilliam M. ChaceJohn Curtis Jr.Henry G. ChapmanHenry W. WilliamsJoel P. BishopBenjamin WeedenGeorge M. RogersCharles K. WhippleFrancis JacksonWilliam Lloyd GarrisonWilliam C. NellJoseph SouthwickGoodhue AmbroseDaniel N. HaskellGeorge MinotJohn T. HiltonChristopher R. WeedenRobert RobertsWilliam B. TappanHenry A. Newhall Total signatures: 44 Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 44 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: citizens, [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: additional documents available Additional archivist notes: Only document in folder not digitized is petition wrapper Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: House Unpassed 1841, Docket 963 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.