Massachusetts Archives Collection. v.165-Revolution Council Papers, 1776. SC1/series 45X, Petition of Elizabeth Fenton

<p>Petition subject: Permission to travel </p> <p>Original: <a href="http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13909075">http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13909075</a> </p> <p>Date of creation: 17760000 </p> <p>Petition location: Charlestown </p> <p>Selected signatures:<ol><li>Elizabeth Fenton</li></ol> </p> <p>Actions taken on dates: 1776-09-09 </p> <p>Legislative action: Received in the Council on September 9, 1776 and read and ordered and permitted </p> <p>Total signatures: 1 </p> <p>Legislative action summary: Received, read, ordered, permitted </p> <p>Female signatures: 1 </p> <p>Female only signatures: Yes </p> <p>Identifications of signatories: [females] </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>Additional archivist notes: Elizabeth Fenton, England, William Ross, Nathaniel Dowse, Great Britain, Nathaniel Morgan </p> <p>Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Massachusetts Archives volume 165, pages 225-226 </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>