Massachusetts Archives Collection. v.30-Indian, 1603-1705. SC1/series 45X, Petition of John Jacob

<p>Petition subject: Slaves </p> <p>Original: <a href="http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13909865">http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13909865</a> </p> <p>Date of creation: 1676-12-21 </p> <p>Petition location: Hingham </p> <p>Selected signatures:<ol><li>John Jacob</li><li>Nathaniel Baker</li><li>Mathew Cushing</li></ol> </p> <p>Legislative action: Order on selectmen giving answer to this complaint </p> <p>Total signatures: 3 </p> <p>Legislative action summary: Order </p> <p>Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 3 </p> <p>Female only signatures: No </p> <p>Identifications of signatories: in the behalf of them selves and some other inhabitants of the town of Hingham </p> <p>Prayer format was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printing">printed</a> vs. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuscript">manuscript</a>: Manuscript </p> <p>Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Massachusetts Archives volume 30, page 231 </p> <p>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.</p>