Massachusetts Archives Collection. v.175-Revolution Council Papers, Second Series, 1778-1779. SC1/series 45X, Petition of William Fisher

<p>Petition subject: Military service </p> <p>Original: <a href="http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13906048">http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13906048</a> </p> <p>Date of creation: 1779-02-20 </p> <p>Petition location: Providence </p> <p>Selected signatures:<ol><li>William Fisher</li><li>William Frankland</li><li>Joseph Grover</li><li>Robert Witherton</li><li>Phillip Atherton</li><li>Monday Hecter</li><li>Cezer Morey</li></ol> </p> <p>Actions taken on dates: 1779-02-24 </p> <p>Legislative action: Received in the Council on February 24, 1779 and ordered and granted </p> <p>Total signatures: 8 </p> <p>Legislative action summary: Received, ordered, granted </p> <p>Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 8 </p> <p>Female only signatures: No </p> <p>Identifications of signatories: [males of color] </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: Captain Moses Knap, blankets, Monday Hector, Caesar Morey, Casar Morey </p> <p>Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Massachusetts Archives volume 175, pages 173b-173c </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>