 | United States. Congress. House - Government publications - 1824 - 924 pages
...DC,— Continued. Description of book. Volume. Number. 1 23 memorial of inhabitants of, in relation to the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia - Ex. Doc. 4 140 1 22 Watts, Archibald, revolutionary certificate Rep. Com. 1 165 1 23 Waterman,... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1825 - 778 pages
...all numerously subscribed, from sundry inhabitants of Pennsylvania, all of the same purport, praying for the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia, and moved tbat the first of them should be read} and it was read accordingly. Mr. A. then observed that... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1825 - 778 pages
...all numerously subscribed, from sundry inhabitants of Pennsylvania, all of the same purport, praying for the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia, and moved tliat the first of them should be read; and it was read accordingly. Mr. A. then observed that... | |
 | United States - 1886 - 684 pages
...to their memorial the regard, at least, which would be indicated by ordering it to be printed. These memorials for the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia were less connected with the efforts for a general and immediate abolition of slavery in the... | |
 | United States - 1833 - 670 pages
...signatures of more than one thousand citizens of Pennsylvania, praying for the enactment of a law or laws for the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia. Although it was not likely, at this late period of the session, and at a time when the attention... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1835 - 662 pages
...presented a memorial of sundry inhabitants of the county of Addison, in the State of Vermont, praying for the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia. Mr. S. said that the memorial which he had the honor to present was signed by three hundred... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1835 - 720 pages
...presented a memorial, signed by eight hundred and sixteen ladies residing in the city of New York, praying for the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia. Mr. Dickson presented a memorial of inhabitants of the city of New York, praying for the... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1835 - 1436 pages
...Johnson of Virginia, and Mr. Spangler were appointed said committee. Petitions and memorials praying for the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia, were presented as follows, viz: By Mr. Russell : A petition of inhabitants of One:da county,... | |
 | Antislavery movements - 1836 - 92 pages
...societies, encouraged by the success of the last year, should exert themselves with redoubled zeal to efiect the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia. ' Resolved, That the people of the United States in tolerating a domestic slave trade, incur... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - United States - 1837 - 104 pages
...on Foreign Relations. Mr. Davis presented the petition of a number of the women of Uxbridge, praying the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia. Ordered, That they lie on the table. That the petition be not received. On motion by Mr.... | |
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William Slade, of Vermont, joined to the presentation of some abolitionist petitions the motion that they should be referred to an extraordinary committee, with instructions to bring in a bill for the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District... 
