Passed Acts; St. 1861, c.91, SC1/series 229, Petition of George Miles

Petition subject: Against slave hunting Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:10668831 Date of creation: (unknown) Petition location: Westminster Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Joseph W. Forbush, Westminster; committee on federal resolution Selected signatures:George MilesBenson BigelowLucinda MilesLucy Bigelow Actions taken on dates: 1861-01-23,1861-01-24 Legislative action: Received in the House on January 23, 1861 and referred to the committee on federal resolution and laid on the table and received in the Senate on January 24, 1861 and concurred Total signatures: 117 Legislative action summary: Received, referred, received, concurred Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 53 Female signatures: 64 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: citizens, legal voters, other adults, [females], ["others"] Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Printed Signatory column format: column separated Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: additional documents available Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: St. 1861, c.91, passed March 25, 1861 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.