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Petitions of the citizens of the town of Danvers, Mass. against the proposal for the admission of Florida, as a slave state, into the union., circa 1845
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From the Collection:
This collection is comprised of various petitions against slavery signed by citizens of Essex County, Massachusetts and Cornish, Maine. These petitions, signed by men and women, are against: the admittance of Florida to the Union; the abolition of slavery in Washington D.C. and other United States territories; new states being admitted to the Union whose constitutions allow for slavery; the abolition of slavery and the slave trade; and for an alteration to the constitution to abolish...
Dates:
circa 1845
Petition of the citizens of the town of Hamilton, Mass., praying that all proposals for the admission of Florida as a slave state, into the United States, be promptly rejected, circa 1845
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From the Collection:
This collection is comprised of various petitions against slavery signed by citizens of Essex County, Massachusetts and Cornish, Maine. These petitions, signed by men and women, are against: the admittance of Florida to the Union; the abolition of slavery in Washington D.C. and other United States territories; new states being admitted to the Union whose constitutions allow for slavery; the abolition of slavery and the slave trade; and for an alteration to the constitution to abolish...
Dates:
circa 1845
Petition of citizens of Boston, Mass. for the rejection of all proposals to admit Florida into the Union as a slave state, circa 1845
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From the Collection:
This collection is comprised of various petitions against slavery signed by citizens of Essex County, Massachusetts and Cornish, Maine. These petitions, signed by men and women, are against: the admittance of Florida to the Union; the abolition of slavery in Washington D.C. and other United States territories; new states being admitted to the Union whose constitutions allow for slavery; the abolition of slavery and the slave trade; and for an alteration to the constitution to abolish...
Dates:
circa 1845
Petitions of the citizens of Cornish, Main, praying that slavery be abolished in the District of Columbia and Florida, about 1845
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From the Collection:
This collection is comprised of various petitions against slavery signed by citizens of Essex County, Massachusetts and Cornish, Maine. These petitions, signed by men and women, are against: the admittance of Florida to the Union; the abolition of slavery in Washington D.C. and other United States territories; new states being admitted to the Union whose constitutions allow for slavery; the abolition of slavery and the slave trade; and for an alteration to the constitution to abolish...
Dates:
about 1845
Petitions of the citizens of Cornish, Maine, praying that no new state be admitted to the Union whose constitution tolerates slavery, and that all proposals for the annexation of Texas be rejected , circa 1845
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From the Collection:
This collection is comprised of various petitions against slavery signed by citizens of Essex County, Massachusetts and Cornish, Maine. These petitions, signed by men and women, are against: the admittance of Florida to the Union; the abolition of slavery in Washington D.C. and other United States territories; new states being admitted to the Union whose constitutions allow for slavery; the abolition of slavery and the slave trade; and for an alteration to the constitution to abolish...
Dates:
circa 1845
Petitions of the citizens of Gloucester, Mass., relating to the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia or any of the United States, 1840, undated
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From the Collection:
This collection is comprised of various petitions against slavery signed by citizens of Essex County, Massachusetts and Cornish, Maine. These petitions, signed by men and women, are against: the admittance of Florida to the Union; the abolition of slavery in Washington D.C. and other United States territories; new states being admitted to the Union whose constitutions allow for slavery; the abolition of slavery and the slave trade; and for an alteration to the constitution to abolish...
Dates:
1840, undated
Petitions of citizens of the town of Essex, Mass., praying that all proposals for the admission of Florida as a slave state into the Union be rejected, circa 1845
File — Flat file: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection is comprised of various petitions against slavery signed by citizens of Essex County, Massachusetts and Cornish, Maine. These petitions, signed by men and women, are against: the admittance of Florida to the Union; the abolition of slavery in Washington D.C. and other United States territories; new states being admitted to the Union whose constitutions allow for slavery; the abolition of slavery and the slave trade; and for an alteration to the constitution to abolish...
Dates:
circa 1845
Petition of citizens of Hamilton, Mass., for the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia and other territories where it exists, circa 1845
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Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection is comprised of various petitions against slavery signed by citizens of Essex County, Massachusetts and Cornish, Maine. These petitions, signed by men and women, are against: the admittance of Florida to the Union; the abolition of slavery in Washington D.C. and other United States territories; new states being admitted to the Union whose constitutions allow for slavery; the abolition of slavery and the slave trade; and for an alteration to the constitution to abolish...
Dates:
circa 1845
Petitions of citizens of Essex, Mass., relating to the abolition of slavery and the salve trade, in the District of Columbia, and the territories of the United States where it exists, circa 1845
File — Flat file: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection is comprised of various petitions against slavery signed by citizens of Essex County, Massachusetts and Cornish, Maine. These petitions, signed by men and women, are against: the admittance of Florida to the Union; the abolition of slavery in Washington D.C. and other United States territories; new states being admitted to the Union whose constitutions allow for slavery; the abolition of slavery and the slave trade; and for an alteration to the constitution to abolish...
Dates:
circa 1845