Massachusetts Archives Collection. v.183-Revolution Petitions, 1777-1778. SC1/series 45X, Petition of Benjamin Hall

<p>Petition subject: Military service </p> <p>Original: <a href="http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13909109">http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13909109</a> </p> <p>Date of creation: 1777-09-29 </p> <p>Petition location: Medford </p> <p>Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Several names from a committee </p> <p>Selected signatures:<ol><li>Benjamin Hall</li><li>Stephen Hall</li><li>Richard Hall</li></ol> </p> <p>Actions taken on dates: 1777-10-10 </p> <p>Legislative action: Committed on October 10, 1777 </p> <p>Total signatures: 3 </p> <p>Legislative action summary: Committed </p> <p>Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 3 </p> <p>Female only signatures: No </p> <p>Identifications of signatories: selectmen of Medford </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: quota, enlistment, Charlestown, bounty, carpenters </p> <p>Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Massachusetts Archives volume 183, pages 182-183 </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>