Senate Unpassed Legislation 1842, Docket 11057, SC1/series 231, Petition of Mary G. Chapman

Petition subject: To define rights on railroads Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:11858166 Date of creation: (unknown) Petition location: Boston Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Seth Drew, Kingston Selected signatures:Mary G. ChapmanLouisa LoringSarah L. HoweElizabeth MirickSusan H. JonesFanny HaskinsRuth EmersonMary GilbertSusan RiceBarbara H. ChanningHannah G. ChandlerMary GreeneAbigail CummingsSally HemingwayHarriet HallJane L. LewisSarah ChapmanAnn PhillipsAnne Warren WestonThankful SouthwickFrances Mary RobbinsAbby SouthwickCaroline O. WilliamsMaria Weston Chapman Total signatures: 83 Female signatures: 83 Female only signatures: Yes Identifications of signatories: women, [females], [females of color] Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Printed Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: no additional documents Additional archivist notes: Includes wax seals Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Senate Unpassed 1842, Docket 11057 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.