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circa 1866
Bryant, William Cullen (1794-1878)
The death of slavery
Bryant's poem, transmitted to the editor of Atlantic Monthly with a letter written 5 June 1866 (GLC 1543.01).
GLC01543.02
03 March 1847
Massachusetts. Legislature
Resolves of the legislature of Massachusetts, concerning slavery.
29th Congress, 2d session, Senate document # 219. Resolves that the Massachusetts legislature is opposed to the existence of slavery and the extension of it into new territories.
GLC00267.119.03
1802/05/20 ca.
Crew, Micajah (fl. 1802)
re: slavery and Quakers
"Some circumstances attendant on the lot of slavery as permitted in these states, have at this time claimed the deep sympathy of the [Quaker] meeting, and a concern has arisen to labor as we may open for a mitigation of the laws in behalf of this...
GLC07194
19 February 1847
New Hampshire. Legislature
Resolution of the legislature of New Hampshire, in relation to slavery.
29th Congress, 2d session, Senate document # 154. Resolves that the New Hampshire legislature is firmly against slavery. Printed by Ritchie & Heiss, printers.
GLC00267.119.02
16 March 1861
Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)
Transmittal of a proposed amendment to protect slavery (c/s Seward)
Sending a proposed amendment to Governor to John Downey of California. "I transmit an authenticated copy of a Joint Resolution to amend the Constitution of the United States, adopted by Congress and approved on the 2d of March, 1861, by James...
GLC05631
April 1850
Taylor, Zachary (1784-1850)
to Richard Taylor re: slavery debate preceding compromise of 1850
"Congress as yet has done but little, but discuss the unfortunate slavery question which is not yet adjusted and it is quite uncertain when it will be...."
GLC07643
1885/03/19
Bailey, Joseph (fl. 1885)
to Henry Bailey re: the 13th Amendment and end of slavery
Written to his son. With pencil underlining. In part: "I cast my last vote...for the 13th Amendment." Accompanied by 3 collateral items: 1) Joseph Bailey, ALS to unknown, 6/4/1885; 2) Sarah? ALS to Joseph Bailey, 12/16/1874 [possibly a Quaker: use of...
GLC07404
03 July 1914
Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924)
Pardon of Albert Holtzman of West Virginia for white slavery and kidnapping women for the purpose of prostitution.
Partly printed document. (c/s J.C.McReynolds [Attorney General])
GLC00045.39
[1857/12 ?]
"House divided" speech fragment re: slavery, Dred Scott, Kansas
A single page beginning "Why Kansas is neither the whole, nor a tithe of the real question." Written before the debates with Stephen A. Douglas, apparently in response to that Senator's Dec. 9, 1857 speech in opposition to Buchanan's State of the...
GLC02533
19 June 1863
to E. Malhiot re: delaying vote in Louisiana until slavery is abolished
Signed as President, insisting that Louisiana will not be allowed to have an election until the new state constitution abolishes slavery. Demonstrates the hardening of Lincoln's attitude towards slavery.
Basler, Roy P. The Collected Works Of...
GLC01571
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