Massachusetts Archives Collection. v.217-Revolution Resolves, 1778. SC1/series 45X, Petition of William Davis

Petition subject: Military service Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:13909126 Date of creation: 1778-03-05 Petition location: Dartmouth Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Several names from a committee Selected signatures:William DavisFortunatus ShermanThomas Kempton Actions taken on dates: 1778-03-12,1778-03-12 Legislative action: Received in the House on March 12, 1778 and resolved and sent for concurrence and received in the Council on March 12, 1778 and read and concurred Total signatures: 3 Legislative action summary: Received, resolved, sent, received, read, concurred Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 3 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: selectmen and committee of safety for the town of Dartmouth Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Manuscript Additional archivist notes: Quakers, negros, molattos, people belonging to Boston, male inhabitants, religious Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: Massachusetts Archives volume 217, pages 357-359 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.