House Unpassed Legislation 1849, Docket 2326, SC1/series 230, Petition of George W.F. Mellen

Petition subject: Treatment of citizens in other states Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:11005506 Date of creation: (unknown) Petition location: Boston Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Committee on the judiciary Selected signatures:George W.F. MellenJames L. BassCyrus ClementNicholas BeanSamuel BoydenJohn W. MathewsRobert Morris Jr. Actions taken on dates: 1849-03-09 Legislative action: Received in the House on March 9, 1849 and referred to the committee on the judiciary Total signatures: 59 Legislative action summary: Received, referred Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 59 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: petitioners, [males of color], ["others"] Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Manuscript Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: additional documents available Additional archivist notes: habeas corpus Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: House Unpassed 1849, Docket 2326 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.