Massachusetts Archives Collection. v.180-Revolution Petitions, 1775-1776. SC1/series 45X, Petition of George Gier

<p>Petition subject: Military service </p> <p>Original: <a href="http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13906052">http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13906052</a> </p> <p>Date of creation: 1775-09-19 </p> <p>Petition location: Grafton </p> <p>Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Several names from a committee </p> <p>Selected signatures:<ol><li>George Gier</li></ol> </p> <p>Actions taken on dates: 1775-09-22,1775-09-22 </p> <p>Legislative action: Received in the House on September 22, 1775 and resolved and sent for concurrence and received in the Council on September 22, 1775 and read and concurred </p> <p>Total signatures: 1 </p> <p>Legislative action summary: Received, resolved, sent, received, read, concurred </p> <p>Males of color signatures: 1 </p> <p>Female only signatures: No </p> <p>Identifications of signatories: [males of color] </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: Worcester, Crown Point expedition, pension, [Hassanamisco], [with certification from selectmen of Grafton] </p> <p>Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Massachusetts Archives volume 180, pages 138-138a </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>