Passed Acts; St. 1885, c.316, SC1/series 229, Petition of Lewis Hayden

Petition subject: Racial discrimination Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:25500558 Date of creation: 1885-05-30 Petition location: Boston Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: George A. Marden, Middlesex Selected signatures:Lewis HaydenJohn J. SmithJohn F. TurnerThomas P. TaylorCharles E. Harris Actions taken on dates: 1885-06-01 Legislative action: Received in the Senate on June 1, 1885 and placed on file Total signatures: 18 Legislative action summary: Received, placed on file Males of color signatures: 18 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: citizens of Ward 9, [males of color], ["others"] Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Manuscript Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: additional documents available Additional archivist notes: to punish persons making discrimination in public places on account of race or color, courts Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: St. 1885, c.316, passed June 11, 1885 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.