Grimes, James W., 1816-1872 Joint resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, in relation to slavery and the admission of Kansas into the Union.

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GLC#
GLC08452.07
Type
Books & pamphlets
Date
February 6, 1857
Author/Creator
Grimes, James W., 1816-1872
Title
Joint resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, in relation to slavery and the admission of Kansas into the Union.
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 22.6 cm, Width: 14.4 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

House of Representatives mis. doc. no. 38 (34th Congress, 3rd session). Grimes, Governor of Iowa, approved these resolutions in January 1857. Reprinted by Congress in February. Iowa states its opposition to "the further extension of slavery within the jurisdiction or by the sanction of the general government." Supports the admission of Kansas into the Union as a free state.

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