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New Jersey Legislature Resolutions of the Legislature of New Jersey in favor of the Compromise measures.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.145.01 Author/Creator: New Jersey Legislature Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Printed document Date: February 11, 1862 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 22 cm, Width: 14 cm Order a Copy

32nd Congress, 1st session, House of Representatives document no. 13. Resolves to support the compromise measures passed by Congress addressing slavery and the boundaries of territories acquired during the Mexican-American War.

New Jersey. Legislature
Allison, Thomas S., fl. 1862
Fort, George F., 1809-1872

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