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Letter From Daniel Webster Concerning The Word "Slavery" In Constitution, Dated 1850, Daniel Webster
Letter From Daniel Webster Concerning The Word "Slavery" In Constitution, Dated 1850, Daniel Webster
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
Daniel Webster writes Reverand S. K. Lothrop to question where to find the observation from Mr. Madison that states the reason to keep the word "slavery" from the Constitution, dated Feb. 27, 1850.
Spc Ms 1688 Sc, Bill Of Lading For Ninety-Three Slaves, Joseph S. Donovan
Spc Ms 1688 Sc, Bill Of Lading For Ninety-Three Slaves, Joseph S. Donovan
19th Century Maine
Bill of lading dated Oct. 24, 1850 for shipment of ninety-three slaves from Baltimore to New Orleans on the ship John C. Calhoun, master Captain John C. Lowell. The slaves were to be delivered to J.M. Wilson in New Orleans. Document lists names of slaves, their ages and their price.
PDF provides scans of the original document (a printed form completed in handwriting) and a transcript prepared by Special Collections in 2021.
Part of the Francis O'Brien Collection purchased in 1968.