Council; Council Files September 1, 1832, Case of William Roby, GC3/series 378, Petition of William Sullivan

Petition subject: Execution case Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:12208711 Date of creation: (unknown) Selected signatures:William SullivanCharles G. LoringHenry H. FullerDavid Lee ChildRalph Waldo EmersonHarrison Gray OtisSamuel E. Sewall Total signatures: 92 Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 92 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: citizens, some of whom were present as jurors or otherwise at the trial of William Roby for the murder of Maria Leonard, and others of whom have become acquainted with the principal facts in the case from other sources Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Manuscript Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: additional documents available Additional archivist notes: William Roby, Maria Leonard; many notes and lengthy statements next to signatures Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Governor Council Files, September 1, 1832, Case of William Roby 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.