New Jersey Legislature Resolution of the legislature of New Jersey, in relation to the extension of slavery.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.119.01 Author/Creator: New Jersey Legislature Place Written: Trenton, New Jersey Type: Printed document Date: February 19, 1847 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 22.3 cm, Width: 14.3 cm Order a Copy
29th Congress, 2d session, Senate document # 153. Resolution declares that the New Jersey legislature will make every effort to keep slavery out of newly annexed territories.
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