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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00267.036 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1840 |
| Title | Memorial of the Society of Friends in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, praying the adoption of measures for the suppression of the African slave trade |
| Date | 27 May 1840 |
| Author | Society of Friends |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Message to Congress emphasizing the "horror and brutality of the middle passage." The memorial states that the trade is being "prosecuted to a greater extent, and in a manner more destructive to its victims, than it ever was before." 26 Congress, 1st session, document no. 491. Printed by Blair & Rives. |
| Subjects | Quaker Religion Africa African American History Slavery Abolition Congress Government and Civics Slave Life |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Naval & Maritime; Government & Politics; Law; Foreign Affairs; Religion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |