Massachusetts Archives Collection. v.188-Revolution Petitions, 1782-1783. SC1/series 45X, Petition of Samuel Tufts

<p>Petition subject: Military service </p> <p>Original: <a href="http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13909123">http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13909123</a> </p> <p>Date of creation: 1782 </p> <p>Selected signatures:<ol><li>Samuel Tufts</li><li>Edward Hunt</li><li>Nathan Fuller</li><li>Anty Shappe</li></ol> </p> <p>Legislative action: Leave to withdraw </p> <p>Total signatures: 8 </p> <p>Legislative action summary: Leave to withdraw </p> <p>Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 8 </p> <p>Female only signatures: No </p> <p>Identifications of signatories: continental soldiers in the Massachusetts line, [males of color] </p> <p>Prayer format was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printing">printed</a> vs. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuscript">manuscript</a>: Manuscript </p> <p>Additional archivist notes: Anty Sharpe, Anthony Shappe, Anthony Sharpe, furlough, families </p> <p>Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Massachusetts Archives volume 188, page 154 </p> <p>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.</p>