House Unpassed Legislation 1840, Docket 788, SC1/series 230, Petition of Harriet Minot

Petition subject: Against the admission of Florida as a slave state Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:10956377 Date of creation: (unknown) Petition location: Haverhill Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: George Bradburn, Nantucket Selected signatures:Harriet MinotAnn W. FolsomEmeline Downing Total signatures: 96 Female signatures: 96 Female only signatures: Yes Identifications of signatories: women, [females], ["ladies"] Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Printed 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 1840, Docket 788 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.