Massachusetts Archives Collection. v.303-Petitions, 1659-1786. SC1/series 45X, Petition of Abner Taft

<p>Petition subject: Support for individuals </p> <p>Original: <a href="http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13909149">http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13909149</a> </p> <p>Date of creation: 1786-03-06 </p> <p>Petition location: Uxbridge </p> <p>Selected signatures:<ol><li>Abner Taft</li><li>Nathan Tyler</li><li>Stephen Sibley</li></ol> </p> <p>Actions taken on dates: 1786-03-14 </p> <p>Legislative action: Examined and allowed on March 14, 1786 </p> <p>Total signatures: 3 </p> <p>Legislative action summary: Examined, allowed </p> <p>Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 3 </p> <p>Female only signatures: No </p> <p>Identifications of signatories: selectmen of Uxbridge </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: John Carter, Captain Edward Seagrave, Rhode Island, Seth Read, Worcester, Lancaster, New York </p> <p>Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Massachusetts Archives volume 303, pages 262-262b </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>