House Unpassed Legislation 1848, Docket 2122, SC1/series 230, Petition of James O. Messinger

Petition subject: Secession from the Union Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:11029635 Date of creation: (unknown) Petition location: Norton Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Samuel May Jr., Anti-Slavery office, No.21 Cornhill, Boston, Mass.; Benjamin D. Peck, Mendon and Blackstone; committee on the judiciary Selected signatures:James O. MessingerStillman SmithAdolphus D. Hunt Legislative action: Referred to the committee on the judiciary Total signatures: 7 Legislative action summary: Referred Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 7 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: inhabitants, legal voters Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Printed Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: no additional documents Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: House Unpassed 1848, Docket 2122 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.