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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00267.047 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1832 |
| Title | In Senate of the United States. April 16, 1832. Mr. Clay, from the Committee on Manufactures, made, to the Senate, the following Report |
| Date | 16 April 1832 |
| Author | Clay, Henry (1777-1852) |
| Additional authors | Committee on Manufactures |
| Document Type | Government document; Pamphlet |
| Content Description | 22d Congress, 1st Session, document no. 128. Discusses the history of land surveying and selling after the Revolution, the Louisiana purchase, and the acquisition of Florida. There was fear in the South that proceeds would be used to advance a colonization agenda. The report recommends distributing proceeds to the states based on population. |
| Subjects | Africa African American History Slavery Colonization Land Transaction Westward Expansion Louisiana Purchase Surveying Finance Economics Congress Government and Civics Law |
| People | Clay, Henry (1777-1852) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Government & Politics; Law; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |