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Douglas, Stephen Arnold, 1813-1861 Report of the committee on territories, on "A bill to authorize the people of the territory of Kansas to form a constitution and state government...

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.163 Author/Creator: Douglas, Stephen Arnold, 1813-1861 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: 1856 Pagination: 1 v. : 15 p. : Height: 24.3 cm, Width: 15.7 cm Order a Copy

(title continues)... preparatory to their admission into the Union, when they have the requisite population," etc. Also, the views of the minority of said committee. 34th Congress, 1st Session, Senate. Published by A. O. P. Nicholson, Senate printer. Uncut and unopened. Rep. Com. No. 198. Presented by Senator Stephen Douglas. Minority report presented by Jacob Collamer.

Collamer, Jacob, 1791-1865
Douglas, Stephen Arnold, 1813-1861

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