Senate Unpassed Legislation 1836, Docket 9844, SC1/series 231, Petition of Simpson Buffinton

Petition subject: Abolition of capital punishment Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13481608 Date of creation: 1836-02-09 Petition location: Swansea Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: George Austin, Swansey; committee on capital punishment Selected signatures:Simpson BuffintonWilliam EarleAbner Slade Actions taken on dates: 1836-02-20 Legislative action: Received in the House on February 20, 1836 and referred to the committee on capital punishment Total signatures: 12 Legislative action summary: Received, referred Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 12 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: undersigned, [\"others\"] Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Printed Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: no additional documents Additional archivist notes: Includes notes Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Senate Unpassed 1836, Docket 9844 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.