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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08452.07 |
| From Archive Folder | State legislatures' resolutions regarding Kansas and slavery |
| Title | Joint resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, in relation to slavery and the admission of Kansas into the Union |
| Date | 6 February 1857 |
| Author | Grimes, James Wilson (1816-1872) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet; Government document |
| Content Description | House of Representatives mis. doc. no. 38 (34th Congress, 3rd session). Grimes, Governor of Iowa, approved these resolutions in January 1857. Reprinted by Congress in February. Iowa states its opposition to "the further extension of slavery within the jurisdiction or by the sanction of the general government." Supports the admission of Kansas into the Union as a free state. |
| Subjects | Bleeding Kansas Slavery African American History State Constitution Government and Civics Missouri Compromise Congress Statehood |
| People | Grimes, James Wilson (1816-1872) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |