Senate Unpassed Legislation 1839, Docket 10525, SC1/series 231, Petition of Elizabeth Osgood

Petition subject: To abolish slavery in Washington D.C. and against the admission of Florida and slave states Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:11857956 Date of creation: (unknown) Petition location: Amesbury, Salisbury Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Benjamin Young, Amesbury; joint select committee Selected signatures:Elizabeth OsgoodClarissa MorrillSusan FlandersE.H. Whittier [Elizabeth H. Whittier]Abigail Whittier Total signatures: 317 Female signatures: 317 Female only signatures: Yes Identifications of signatories: women, inhabitants, [females] Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Printed Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: no additional documents Additional archivist notes: Had never been opened, wax sealed on petition 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.