Council; Council Files July 30, 1870, Case of William E. Hill, GC3/series 378, Petition of Francis W. Bird

Petition subject: Execution case Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:12208729 Date of creation: 1870-07-22 Petition location: Boston Selected signatures:Francis W. BirdCharles W. SlackGeorge B. Loring Total signatures: 7 Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 7 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: undersigned Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Manuscript Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: additional documents available Additional archivist notes: William E. Hill, John Phillips, Maria Hill, William Jacobs, ["The three criminals were colored persons; Phillips a fugitive slave."] Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Governor Council Files, July 30, 1870, Case of William E. Hill 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.