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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09376 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1820 |
| Title | "In Senate Of The United States…The bill from the House of Representatives, entitled 'An act for the admission of the state of Maine into the Union..." |
| Date | 3 February 1820 |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | "In Senate Of The United States…The bill from the House of Representatives , entitled 'An act for the admission of the state of Maine into the Union,' …being under consideration, …Mr. Thomas proposed to amend the said amendments, by adding… : …in all that tract of country ceded by France to the United States, under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of thirty-six degrees and thirty minutes north latitude, excepting only such part thereof as is included in the limits of the state contemplated by this act, there shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude…Provided, always, That any person escaping into the same from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any state or territory of the United States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed…" With manuscript note: "9th Feby this amendt to the amendt is withdrawn - and the Senate will withdraw the amendt to the Maine bill before they send it to this house. MR." |
| Subjects | African American History African American Troops Finance Continental Army Military History Soldier's Pay Revolutionary War |
| Theme | Government & Politics; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Law; Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Certificate of enlistment and discharge for Samson Cuff |