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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00267.066 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1850 |
| Title | Proceedings of the United States Senate on the Fugitive Slave Bill - the abolition of the slave trade in the District of Columbia - and the imprisonment of free colored seamen in the Southern ports |
| Date | 1850 |
| Author | United States. Congress. Senate. |
| Document Type | Pamphlet; Government document |
| Content Description | Includes speeches of Senators John Davis, Grenville Winthrop, and others. Printed by T. R. Marvin. |
| Subjects | African American History Slavery Freemen Maritime Law Government and Civics Fugitive Slave Act Runaway Slave Washington, D.C. Congress Slave Life |
| People | Winthrop, Grenville Temple (1807-1852) Davis, John (1787-1854) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Government & Politics; Law; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |