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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05116.17 |
| From Archive Folder | Pamphlets related to the extension of slavery and the Kansas-Nebraska dispute [Decimalized .01-.20] |
| Title | Kansas and the Constitution |
| Date | 1856 |
| Author | Fisher, Sidney George (1809-1871) |
| Additional authors | Fisher, Charles Edward (fl. 1856) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Printed by Damrell & Moore. Written by "Cecil," a pseudonym of Sidney G. Fisher. First published in the Philadelphia North American 31 July 1856, and copied into the Boston Daily Advertiser 18 August 1856. |
| Subjects | Government and Civics Slavery African American History US Constitution Abolition Westward Expansion Missouri Compromise Statehood Bleeding Kansas |
| People | Fisher, Sidney George (1809-1871) Fisher, Charles Edward (fl. 1856) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Law; Government & Politics; Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | According to the Library of Congress, Sidney G. Fisher is the author of this pamphlet. A pencil note on cover and some other sources indicate this pamphlet may be a product of the combined effort of Sidney G. and Charles Edward Fisher. Sidney George Fisher was a Philadelphia lawyer, farmer, plantation owner, political essayist, and poet. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Speech of Hon. Russell Sage, of New-York, on the profession and acts of the President of the United States |