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State legislatures' resolutions regarding Kansas and slavery [Decimalized .01-.08]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08452 Author/Creator: Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Pamphlet Date: 1856-1857 Pagination: 8 pamphlets Order a Copy

34th Congress House of Representatives Miscellaneous Documents. Contains resolutions passed by the state legislatures of Kentucky, Ohio, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, Iowa, and Michigan. Apparently disbound from a larger volume. Accompanied by wrapper with identification statements written in ink.

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