Massachusetts Archives Collection. v.214-Revolution Resolves, 1777. SC1/series 45X, Petition of Daniel Martin

Petition: Slaves Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13906066 Date of creation: 1777-06-18 Petition location: Boston Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Several names from a committee Top signatures:Daniel Martin Actions taken on dates: 1777-06-19 Legislative action: Received on June 19, 1777 and committed Total signatu res: 1 Legislative action summary: Received, committed Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 1 Identifications of signatories: NA Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Manuscript Additional archivist notes: Bahamas, Francis Butler, New Providence, Marblehead [negro boy, who had threatened to go into the regular service, milita ry service] 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.