House Unpassed Legislation 1849, Docket 2335, SC1/series 230, Petition of Henry Elwell Jr.

Petition subject: Equal elective franchise for women Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:11029664 Date of creation: (unknown) Petition location: Danvers Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: George W. Greene, Milton; committee on the judiciary Selected signatures:Henry Elwell Jr.Lucy ThurstonEunice H. MerrillMary P. CloughCharlotte RobertsSarah N. BancroftMartha M. CutlerLydia W. EndicottElizabeth H. ReedJohn C. WebbJoseph MerrillRichard HoodJohn CutlerWilliam EndicottAaron PorterEzra DodgeIra Clough Actions taken on dates: 1849-03-14 Legislative action: Received in the House on March 14, 1849 and referred to the committee on the judiciary Total signatures: 53 Legislative action summary: Received, referred Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 35 Female signatures: 18 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: inhabitants, women over 21 years, legal voters, [females] Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Printed Signatory column format: column separated Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: no additional documents Additional archivist notes: women's suffrage Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: House Unpassed 1849, Docket 2335 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.