Some time previous to the abolition of slavery, a meeting of the influential men of the island was called in St. John's, to memorialize parliament against the measure of abolition.

In 1855 certain influential citizens of North Carolina memorialized their legislature asking among other things that the slaves be taught to read.

In the following year a senate or imperial assembly was decreed by an imperial edict; its first session was held in Peking in October of that year, and was opened by the Regent; one of the first things the assembly did was to memorialize the Throne for the rapid hastening on of reforms, and in response an edict was issued announcing the formation of a national parliament, consisting of an Upper and a Lower House, within three years.

A number of Charleston citizens promptly memorialized the state assembly recommending that all free negroes be expelled, that the penalties applicable to whites conspiring with negroes be made more severe, and that the control over the blacks be generally stiffened.

'Sought out Mrs. , to whom I spoke plainly; also called upon another christian friend, one, who is placed in slippery places in public life;prayed with them: and now my work is before Thee, wilt Thou be pleased to acknowledge my feeble endeavours to help Thy people on?I have today been engaged in obtaining Ladies' signatures to memorialize the Queen for the suppression of houses of ill fame.

Sam gave us a group legislative, But barred them the making of laws, They could only memorialize Congress And give it the reasons and cause.

Towards the end of Sande's government (1575-80) a furious quarrel broke out between the priests and the encomenderos; the first preached against the oppression of the latter, and memorialized Philip II thereon.