Massachusetts Archives Collection. v.170-Revolution Council Papers, 1779. SC1/series 45X, Petition of John Larreguy

<p>Petition subject: Slaves </p> <p>Original: <a href="http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13909096">http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13909096</a> </p> <p>Date of creation: 17790000 </p> <p>Selected signatures:<ol><li>John Larreguy</li></ol> </p> <p>Actions taken on dates: 1779-08-11 </p> <p>Legislative action: Received in the Council on August 11, 1779 and read and ordered and permitted </p> <p>Total signatures: 1 </p> <p>Legislative action summary: Received, read, ordered, permitted </p> <p>Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 1 </p> <p>Female only signatures: No </p> <p>Identifications of signatories: in behalf of Don John De Miralles, subject of his most Catholick majesty, the king of Spain, residing at Philadelphia </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: Catholic, religious, Juan de Miralles, Owen Sullivan, schooner Dolphin, British king, high seas, Spanish ship Purisima Concepcion Francisco Xavier alias la Vittoria, Don Francisco Ignacio de Urezberoeta, 35 negro slaves, Boston gaol, William Greenleaf, sheriff </p> <p>Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Massachusetts Archives volume 170, pages 321-322 </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>