Petition of Eli Forbes

Petition subject: Education Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:28548248 Date of creation: 1768-01 Petition location: Brookfield Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Several names from a committee Selected signatures:Eli Forbes Actions taken on dates: 1768-01-18 Legislative action: Committed on January 18, 1768 Total signatures: 1 Legislative action summary: Committed Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 1 Female only signatures: No Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Manuscript Native American tribe: Nipmuc 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. Additional archivist notes: Reverend, accounts, English language, civil life, Christian religion, travel, Mohawk Country, education, support, three Mohawk children, Six Nations, house, journey, religious, charity schools, Peter Warren, estate, blankets, silk hankers, jack knives, hats, clothing, buttons, cloth, thread, mohair, coats, shoes, shirts, [hose], plaid linen, girls gown, dress, spelling books, buck skin, breeches, girls apron, homespun, girls petticoat, swan skin for waistcoat and under petticoat, boarding, [additional documents in volumes, see pages 452-453] Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Massachusetts Archives volume 33, page 453