Senate Unpassed Legislation 1839, Docket 10525, SC1/series 231, Petition of Charlotte Metcalf

Petition subject: To abolish slavery in Washington D.C. Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:11858058 Date of creation: 1838-12-03 Petition location: Royalston Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Russell Morse, Royalston; committee on the subject of slavery Selected signatures:Charlotte MetcalfLucy GrantSally Goddard Total signatures: 226 Female signatures: 226 Female only signatures: Yes Identifications of signatories: inhabitants, females, [\"females all over 18 years of age\"] 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: Senate Unpassed 1839, Docket 10525 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.