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Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 [Report submitted by Senator Charles Sumner calling for the repeal of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.155 Author/Creator: Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: 1864 Pagination: 1 v. : 32 p. : Height: 22.6 cm, Width: 14.5 cm Order a Copy

Sumner, a United States Senator from Massachusetts, also asks for "the repeal of all acts for the rendition of fugitive slaves..." Report intended to accompany bill No. 141. Also includes a minority report, submitted 1 March 1864 by Senators John Carlile and Charles R. Buckalew, opposing the repeal of laws under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Report no. 24. 38th Congress, 1st session.

Buckalew, Charles Rollin, 1821-1899
Carlile, John Snyder, 1817-1878
Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874

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