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Description	Petition to the Massachusetts legislature to form a military company under the name of the “Massasoit Guards”. Boston, c. 1853-1856. Property of Boston Athenaeum. Signed by John P. Coburn, Robert Morris, John S. Rock, Lewis Hayden, and others.
Author or copyright owner	Unknown
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	Original publication: Unknown Immediate source: https://www.bc.edu/content/dam/bc1/schools/law/top-bar/current-students/library/special-collections/rare-book-room/exhibits/Robert%20Morris/Robert_Morris_catalog.pdf (p. 13)
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Massasoit Guards
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	The article is about the Massasoit Guards, an African-American volunteer militia company who petitioned the Massachusetts legislature again and again for official recognition in the 1850s and were denied. This is an image of one of the petitions, hand written and signed by Robert Morris and several other prominent African-American abolitionists from Boston.
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	No free images appear to be available.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	It will be used in the article about the Massasoit Guards.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	It is a small, low-resolution JPEG image (400x500 - any smaller and it won't be legible.)
Other information	No
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