House Unpassed Legislation 1845, Docket 1588, SC1/series 230, Petition of John R. Thurston

Petition subject: Abolition of capital punishment Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13481366 Date of creation: (unknown) Petition location: Massachusetts Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: William Grover, Rockport; committee on the judiciary Selected signatures:John R. ThurstonWilliam H. ThurstonHenry Hodgkins Jr.Benjamin W. AndrewsThomas York Actions taken on dates: 1845-01-23 Legislative action: Received in the House on January 23, 1845 and referred to the committee on the judiciary Total signatures: 25 Legislative action summary: Received, referred Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 25 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: citizens, [\"others\"] Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Printed Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: no additional documents Additional archivist notes: clergymen appointed as executioners [religious, clergy, ministers, hangmen] [newspaper] Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: House Unpassed 1845, Docket 1588 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.

请愿主题：废除死刑
原始来源：http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13481366
创作日期：（未知）
请愿地点：马萨诸塞州（Massachusetts）
请愿提交对象（立法者、委员会或地址）：威廉·格罗弗（William Grover）、罗克波特（Rockport）；司法委员会
部分签名者：约翰·R·瑟斯顿（John R. Thurston）、威廉·H·瑟斯顿（William H. Thurston）、小亨利·霍奇金斯（Henry Hodgkins Jr.）、本杰明·W·安德鲁斯（Benjamin W. Andrews）、托马斯·约克（Thomas York）
处理日期：1845年1月23日
立法处置：1845年1月23日由众议院接收，并移交至司法委员会
总签名数：25份
立法处置概要：已接收，已移交
合法选民签名（未被标注为非法的男性）：25份
仅女性签名：无
签名者身份标注：公民、["其他"]
请愿书版式：印刷版与手稿版——印刷版
档案是否包含额外非请愿或无关文件：无额外文件
档案管理员补充说明：神职人员被任命为行刑人 [宗教人士、神职人员、牧师、刽子手] [报纸相关]
本请愿书在马萨诸塞州联邦档案馆（Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth）的馆藏位置：众议院未通过法案1845年卷，档案目录号1588
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