Passed Resolves; Resolves 1844, c.87, SC1/series 228, Petition of Henry King

Petition subject: Against slavery Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:10670563 Date of creation: 1843-02-13 Petition location: Chester Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Nored Elder, Chester Selected signatures:Henry KingEphraim SheldonJohn Williams Total signatures: 21 Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 21 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: inhabitants Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Manuscript Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: additional documents available Additional archivist notes: Includes note and detailed text Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Resolves 1844, c.87, passed March 15, 1844 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.