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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00271 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1848 |
| Title | David Wilmot to Bernice Darwin Ames granting an autograph and thanking him for supporting the Wilmot proposal |
| Date | 3 March 1848 |
| Author | Wilmot, David (1814-1868) |
| Recipient | Ames, Bernice Darwin |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Grants Ames's request for an autograph. Apologizes for the delay in his response. References the Wilmot Proviso, writing "For the kind terms in which you have been pleased to speak of my efforts to arrest the progress of Slavery, accept my grateful thanks." |
| Subjects | African American History Republican Party Slavery Westward Expansion Government and Civics Law Politics |
| People | Wilmot, David (1814-1868) Ames, Bernice Darwin (1827-1876) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Westward Expansion; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Wilmot was a United States Representative from Pennsylvania 1845-1851. He authored the Wilmot Proviso and was a founder of the Republican Party. He served as a U.S. Senator 1861-1863. The Wilmot Proviso was a congressional proposal to prohibit the extension of slavery into the territories, a basic plank upon which the Republican Party was subsequently built. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |