House Unpassed Legislation 1842, Docket 1153, SC1/series 230, Petition of Abigail Chaffin

Petition subject: Repeal of interracial marriage, anti-miscegenation laws Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:10956484 Date of creation: (unknown) Petition location: Acton Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: George S. Boutwell, Groton Selected signatures:Abigail ChaffinSarah SearnClarissa Fletcher Total signatures: 70 Female signatures: 70 Female only signatures: Yes Identifications of signatories: women, [females] Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Printed Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: no additional documents Additional archivist notes: Includes message Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: House Unpassed 1842, Docket 1153 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.