An Act in addition to "an act prohibiting the introduction of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States, from an after the first day of January, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eight," and to repeal certain parts of the same - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC08946
From Archive Folder	Documents Relating to 1818
Title	An Act in addition to "an act prohibiting the introduction of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States, from an after the first day of January, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eight," and to repeal certain parts of the same
Date	20 April 1818
Author	Monroe, James (1758-1831)
Document Type	Government document
Content Description	Passed by Congress and approved by the President. Outlines the ban on importing slaves, the forfeiture of ships built for such a purpose, and the penalties for involvement in the slave trade. The act being added to prohibited the importation of slaves as of 1 January 1808. The names of Henry Clay (Speaker of the House), John Gaillard (President of the Senate, pro tempore) and President James Monroe are printed at the end. The date is the day Monroe approved the act.
Subjects	Slavery Slave Trade African American History President Law Congress
People	Monroe, James (1758-1831) Clay, Henry (1777-1852) Gaillard, John (1765-1826)
Place written	Washington, D.C.
Theme	Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Government & Politics; Law; The Presidency
Sub-collection	The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859