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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06454 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1856 |
| Title | Millard Fillmore to Henry A. Davis regarding an anti slavery speech |
| Date | 27 April 1856 |
| Author | Fillmore, Millard (1800-1874) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Responds to Davis's former request for one of Fillmore's speeches on the subject of slavery. Relates that he never saved his speeches. Referring to slavery, remarks "all who know me must know that I am opposed to it. I enclose an article which supports me here on that subject, and my Biography, where you will see a letter at page 49, used against me at the South to prove I am an abolitionist; and two other letters in 1848, which are all I have on the subject." Marked "Private" at the top. |
| Subjects | Presidential Speeches and Proclamations President Slavery African American History Abolition |
| People | Fillmore, Millard (1800-1874) |
| Place written | Buffalo, New York |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Fillmore served as President of the United States 1850-1853, taking over the office after the death of President Zachary Taylor. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |