Senate Unpassed Legislation 1859, leave to withdraw, SC1/series 231, Petition of William C. Nell

Petition subject: For the name of every adult male citizen to be placed in the jury box and for triers, not judges, to determine cases Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:11666571 Date of creation: (unknown) Petition location: Massachusetts Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Benjamin F. Butler, Middlesex Selected signatures:William C. NellLysander SpoonerDaniel MannJoseph James LockeFrancis JacksonJohn AyresJacob LeonardHenry I. BowditchJames M.W. YerrintonJohn S. RockAustin BearseHenry J. PrentissRobert F. WallcutDaniel ThaxterJonas W. ClarkGeorge L. RuffinLeonard A. GrimesLewis HaydenJohn V. de GrasseJoseph ScarlettJohn B. BaileyIra GrayLoring MoodyJohn T. SargentRobert R. CrosbyCharles W. SlackCharles Buffum Total signatures: 59 Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 59 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: citizens, [males of color], ["others"] Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Printed Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: additional documents available Additional archivist notes: [These two petitions appear to be mislabelled, based lead petitioner on the signatures] Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Senate Unpassed 1859, leave to withdraw 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.