Passed Resolves; Resolves 1845, c.39, SC1/series 228, Petition of William Wakefield

Petition subject: Annexation of Texas Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:10455882 Date of creation: (unknown) Petition location: Reading Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Daniel Pratt, Reading; committee on the annexation of Texas Selected signatures:William WakefieldEnoch PeabodySumner Weston Actions taken on dates: 1845-02-04 Legislative action: Received in the House on February 4, 1845 and tabeled in the House and referred to the committee on the annexation of Texas Total signatures: 101 Legislative action summary: Received, tabeled, referred Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 101 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: inhabitants, ["citizens"] 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 1845, c.39, passed February 22, 1845 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.