Senate Unpassed Legislation 1839, Docket 10525, SC1/series 231, Petition of Calvin T. Swan

Petition subject: To abolish slavery in Washington D.C. and pass several resolutions against slavery, against the annexation of Texas or other slave states, repeal all laws making any distinctions on account of color, and right to trial by jury Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:11858027 Date of creation: (unknown) Petition location: Northfield Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Samuel C. Allen Jr., Northfield Selected signatures:Calvin T. SwanRhoda SwanAlmira Johnson Total signatures: 31 Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 15 Female signatures: 16 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: inhabitants, males, females, [males of color], [females of color], ["others"] Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Printed Signatory column format: column separated Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: no additional documents Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Senate Unpassed 1839, Docket 10525 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.