Massachusetts Archives Collection. v.167-Revolution Council Papers, 1777. SC1/series 45X, Petition of Paul Hussey

Petition subject: Support for individuals Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13909083 Date of creation: 1777 Petition location: Nantucket Selected signatures:Paul Hussey Actions taken on dates: 1777-08-12 Legislative action: Received in the Council on August 12, 1777 and read and ordered and granted Total signatures: 1 Legislative action summary: Received, read, ordered, granted Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 1 Female only signatures: No Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Manuscript Additional archivist notes: New York, captivity, imprisoned, exchange, prisoners, Joseph Waters molatto, Thomas Brown negro, flag of truce, [includes names of 25 American and 15 British prisoners to be exchanged, also see order on page 154, Captain Josiah Godfrey, schooner Speedwell] Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Massachusetts Archives volume 167, page 153 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.