House Unpassed Legislation 1859, rejected, SC1/series 230, Petition of Jerusha N. Smith

Petition subject: Against the rendition of fugitive slaves Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:11029850 Date of creation: (unknown) Petition location: Harwich Selected signatures:Jerusha N. SmithSmith RogersMercy E. Nickerson Total signatures: 47 Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 5 Female signatures: 36 Unidentified signatures: 6 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: citizens, [females], [\"others\"] Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Printed Signatory column format: not column separated Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: no additional documents Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: House Unpassed 1859, rejected 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.