House Unpassed Legislation 1841, Docket 962, SC1/series 230, Petition of Nancy Smith

Petition subject: Against the gag rule Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:10956411 Date of creation: (unknown) Petition location: Lynn Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: George Hood, Lynn Selected signatures:Nancy SmithLucy IngallsBetsey Philips Total signatures: 551 Female signatures: 551 Female only signatures: Yes Identifications of signatories: women, [females] Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Printed Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: no additional documents Additional archivist notes: Needs conservation Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: House Unpassed 1841, Docket 962 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.