Massachusetts Archives Collection. v.188-Revolution Petitions, 1782-1783. SC1/series 45X, Petition of John Holmes

<p>Petition subject: Property </p> <p>Original: <a href="http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13909122">http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13909122</a> </p> <p>Date of creation: 1782-10-01 </p> <p>Petition location: Berkshire </p> <p>Selected signatures:<ol><li>John Holmes</li><li>Elnathan Bush</li><li>Thomas Webb</li><li>Pomp Benjamin</li><li>Pomp Benjamin Jr.</li></ol> </p> <p>Total signatures: 60 </p> <p>Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 60 </p> <p>Female only signatures: No </p> <p>Identifications of signatories: inhabitants of the county of Berkshire, [males of color] </p> <p>Prayer format was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printing">printed</a> vs. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuscript">manuscript</a>: Manuscript </p> <p>Additional archivist notes: Berkshire County, New York, Indian tribes, wilderness, township, land, east side, emigration, emigrate, Senango alias Ossenango, Susquehanna River </p> <p>Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Massachusetts Archives volume 188, pages 148-149 </p> <p>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.</p>