Massachusetts Archives Collection. v.175-Revolution Council Papers, Second Series, 1778-1779. SC1/series 45X, Petition of William Fisher

Petition subject: Military service Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13906048 Date of creation: 1779-02-20 Petition location: Providence Selected signatures:William FisherWilliam FranklandJoseph GroverRobert WithertonPhillip AthertonMonday HecterCezer Morey Actions taken on dates: 1779-02-24 Legislative action: Received in the Council on February 24, 1779 and ordered and granted Total signatures: 8 Legislative action summary: Received, ordered, granted Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 8 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: [males of color] Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Manuscript Additional archivist notes: Captain Moses Knap, blankets, Monday Hector, Caesar Morey, Casar Morey Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Massachusetts Archives volume 175, pages 173b-173c 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.