Passed Resolves; Resolves 1838, c.34, SC1/series 228, Petition of John Johnston

Petition subject: Annexation of Texas Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:10670518 Date of creation: (unknown) Petition location: Newburyport Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Benjamin W. Hale, Newbury; committee on the annexation of Texas Selected signatures:John JohnstonMary N. HallMary B. MansurMayo G. Smith Actions taken on dates: 1838-01-19 Legislative action: Received in the House on January 19, 1838 and referred to the committee on the annexation of Texas Total signatures: 53 Legislative action summary: Received, referred Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 9 Female signatures: 44 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: inhabitants, females, males Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Printed Signatory column format: column separated Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: additional documents available Additional archivist notes: Female column on the left hand side Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Resolves 1838, c.34, passed March 16, 1838 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.