Massachusetts Archives Collection. v.177-Revolution Council Papers, Second Series, 1780-1781. SC1/series 45X, Petition of Alexander Hodgdan

Petition subject: Military service Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13909102 Date of creation: 1781-02-24 Petition location: Boston Selected signatures:Alexander Hodgdan Actions taken on dates: 1781-03-15 Legislative action: Received in the Council on March 15, 1781 and read and advised Total signatures: 1 Legislative action summary: Received, read, advised Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 1 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: committee appointed by the town of Boston to inlist their quota of men Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Manuscript Additional archivist notes: [with list of men enlisted before January 31, 1781, including Bristol Ballard] Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Massachusetts Archives volume 177, pages 348-349 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.