Massachusetts Archives Collection. v.165-Revolution Council Papers, 1776. SC1/series 45X, Petition of Joseph Howgate

<p>Petition subject: Permission to travel </p> <p>Original: <a href="http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13909079">http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13909079</a> </p> <p>Date of creation: 1776-10-29 </p> <p>Petition location: Cape Ann </p> <p>Selected signatures:<ol><li>Joseph Howgate</li></ol> </p> <p>Actions taken on dates: 1776-10-31 </p> <p>Legislative action: Received in the Council on October 31, 1776 and ordered and granted </p> <p>Total signatures: 1 </p> <p>Legislative action summary: Received, ordered, granted </p> <p>Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 1 </p> <p>Female only signatures: No </p> <p>Prayer format was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printing">printed</a> vs. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuscript">manuscript</a>: Manuscript </p> <p>Additional archivist notes: ship Sarah Elizabeth, Jamaica, London, privateer Warren, Captain [Coor?] commander, Cape Ann, West Indies, Lisbon, brigg Dolfin, brigg Dolphin, Silvanus Huzzy, Lynn, Captain Johnson </p> <p>Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Massachusetts Archives volume 165, pages 394-395 </p> <p>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.</p>