Massachusetts Archives Collection. v.183-Revolution Petitions, 1777-1778. SC1/series 45X, Petition of Henry Alexander

<p>Petition subject: Military service </p> <p>Original: <a href="http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13909110">http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13909110</a> </p> <p>Date of creation: 1778-01 </p> <p>Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Several names from a committee </p> <p>Selected signatures:<ol><li>Henry Alexander</li></ol> </p> <p>Actions taken on dates: 1778-01-21 </p> <p>Legislative action: Committed on January 21, 1778 and leave to withdraw </p> <p>Total signatures: 1 </p> <p>Legislative action summary: Committed, leave to withdraw </p> <p>Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 1 </p> <p>Female only signatures: No </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: Lieutenant, Rhode Island, Colonel Sherburne regiment, bounty, [list of soliders, including Prince Brown] </p> <p>Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Massachusetts Archives volume 183, pages 328-328a </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>