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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00267.382 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1854 |
| Title | Freedom and public faith: speech of William H. Seward, on the abrogation of the Missouri Compromise, in the Kansas and Nebraska bills |
| Date | 17 February 1854 |
| Author | Seward, William Henry (1801-1872) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Printed by Buell & Blanchard, printers. Argues "The general authority of Congress over the Territories is one wisely confided to the National Legislature, to save young and growing communities from the dangers which beset them in their state of pupilage, and to prevent them from adopting any policy that shall be at war with their own lasting interests..." |
| Subjects | Congress Law African American History Slavery Missouri Compromise Westward Expansion |
| People | Seward, William Henry (1801-1872) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; 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 |