House Unpassed Legislation 1839, Docket 577, SC1/series 230, Petition of James P. Boyce

Petition subject: Repeal of all laws making distinction on color Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:10956331 Date of creation: (unknown) Petition location: Lynn Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: John Stone, Lynn Selected signatures:James P. BoyceWilliam D. ThompsonChristopher Johnson Jr. Total signatures: 51 Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 51 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: legal voters Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Manuscript Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: no additional documents 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.