Hopkinson, Joseoph, 1770-1842 to William Tudor

GLC09821

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GLC#
GLC09821
Type
Letters
Date
20 November 1819
Author/Creator
Hopkinson, Joseoph, 1770-1842
Title
to William Tudor
Place Written
Bordentown, New Jersey
Pagination
3 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
Slavery & Anti-slavery

One letter dated Bordentown, November 20, 1819 from Joseph Hopkinson to William Tudor. Relates to Hopkinson's opinion that should slavery continue to exist in the United States it would be to its own detriment. Mentions likeliness that Louisiana will be introduced into the United States as a slave-holding state.

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