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Massachusetts Legislature Resolves of the legislature of Massachusetts, concerning slavery.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.119.03 Author/Creator: Massachusetts Legislature Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Printed document Date: 03 March 1847 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 22.3 cm, Width: 14.3 cm Order a Copy

29th Congress, 2d session, Senate document # 219. Resolves that the Massachusetts legislature is opposed to the existence of slavery and the extension of it into new territories.

Massachusetts. Legislature
Palfrey, John Gorham, 1796-1881
Bradbury, Ebenezer, 1793-1864
Calhoun, William B., 1796-1865

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