Senate Unpassed Legislation 1839, Docket 10525, SC1/series 231, Petition of Nancy Ripley

Petition subject: To abolish slavery in Washington D.C. and pass several resolutions against slavery Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:11858038 Date of creation: (unknown) Petition location: Plymouth Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Ezra Leach; committee on that subject Selected signatures:Nancy RipleySarah H. LoringRuth Harlow Total signatures: 136 Female signatures: 136 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: Message to women on back Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Senate Unpassed 1839, Docket 10525 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.