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North Carolina, General Assembly Acts passed at the general assembly of the state of North Carolina, at its session, commencing on the 25th of December, 1826.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.063 Author/Creator: North Carolina, General Assembly Place Written: Raleigh, North Carolina Type: Book Date: 1827 Pagination: 1 v. : 92 p. ; 24.2 x 15.2 cm. Order a Copy

Signed by [Danl S. Paterson?]. Printed by Lawrence & Lemay. Includes an act prohibiting trading with enslaved people, an act regulating the survey and sale of lands recently acquired from the Cherokee, and "An act to prevent free persons of colour from migrating into this State, for the good government of such persons resident in the States, and for other purposes." Contains many other laws.

North Carolina. General Assembly
Burton, Hutchins Gordon, 1782-1836

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