Passed Resolves; Resolves 1837, c.75, SC1/series 228, Petition of Roger Leavitt

Petition subject: Slavery in Washington D.C. Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:10456117 Date of creation: 1836-12-24 Petition location: Charlemont Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Reverend Joseph Field, Charlemont Selected signatures:Roger LeavittSyd MaxwellLewis Bodman Total signatures: 91 Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 91 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: citizens Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Manuscript Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: additional documents available Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Resolves 1837, c.75, passed April 12, 1837 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.