House Unpassed Legislation 1839, Docket 577, SC1/series 230, Petition of Mary A.W. Johnson

Petition subject: Repeal of interracial marriage, anti-miscegenation laws Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:10935288 Date of creation: (unknown) Petition location: Boston Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: George Bradburn, Nantucket Selected signatures:Mary A.W. JohnsonLucy ParkerEliza A. ParkerMaria W. ChapmanCaroline WestonThankful SouthwickHelen E. GarrisonCatharine SargentHenrietta SargentSusan PaulEunice R. DavisLavinia HiltonJulia WilliamsRachael WashingtonAnne Warren WestonAnn PhillipsLouisa M. Sewall Total signatures: 72 Female signatures: 72 Female only signatures: Yes Identifications of signatories: women of Boston, [females], [females of color] Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Manuscript Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: additional documents available Additional archivist notes: Needs conservation Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: House Unpassed 1839, Docket 577 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.