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Georgia. Legislature Resolutions of the legislature of Georgia, relative to the controversy between Massachusetts and the states of South Carolina and Louisiana.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.065 Author/Creator: Georgia. Legislature Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Pamphlet Date: 28 January 1846 Pagination: 3 p. ; 22.5 x 14.3 cm. Order a Copy

House document no. 87, 20th Congress, 1st session. Georgia legislature supports the states' rights position taken by South Carolina and Louisiana. Resolves that Georgia opposes Massachusetts' interference in those states' affairs and will cooperate with South Carolina and Louisiana should such a thing occur in Georgia.

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