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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00267.069 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1845 |
| Title | A legal argument before the Supreme Court of the state of New Jersey... for the deliverance of 4,000 persons from bondage |
| Date | 1845 |
| Author | Stewart, Alvan (1790-1849) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Delivered at the May term in Trenton, New Jersey. Challenges state laws concerning slavery because they contradict New Jersey's 1844 constitution which abolished slavery. |
| Subjects | State Constitution States' Rights Law Civil Rights African American History Slavery Abolition Reform Movement Government and Civics |
| People | Stewart, Alvan (1790-1849) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Government & Politics; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |