Passed Resolves; Resolves 1849, c.014, SC1/series 228, Petition of Joseph K. Hayes

Petition subject: Slavery in Washington D.C. Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:10455887 Date of creation: (unknown) Petition location: Massachusetts Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Amasa Walker, North Brookfield Selected signatures:Joseph K. HayesCharles ListCharles H. MorseWilliam F. ChanningGeorge W.F. MellenFrancis W. BirdThomas R. Kimball Actions taken on dates: 1849-02-17 Legislative action: Received in the House on February 17, 1849 and tabled Total signatures: 53 Legislative action summary: Received, tabeled Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 53 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: citizens, ["others"] Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Printed Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: additional documents available Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Resolves 1849, c.14, passed February 27, 1849 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.