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Iowa. Legislature. Resolutions of the Legislature of Iowa, in reference to the Compromise measures passed by the Congress of the United States.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.145.02 Author/Creator: Iowa. Legislature. Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Printed document Date: 08 March 1862 Pagination: 2 p. ; 22 x 14 cm. Order a Copy

32nd Congress, 1st session, House of Representatives miscellaneous document no. 20. Resolves to support the compromise measures passed by Congress addressing slavery and the boundaries of territories acquired during the Mexican-American War.

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