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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05837 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1839 |
| Title | Report of the committee on the judiciary. Relative to the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia and in relation to the colored population of this country. |
| Date | 1839 |
| Author | United States. Congress. House. |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | 26th: 1839-1841. Printed by Boas & Coplan. Signed on front cover by "J. H. Battain." "Slavery is justly deplored by every good man, as a great evil, and one which should be removed as speedily as the safety and welfare of the country will permit, but let it not be removed in a manner that will inevitably produce a greater evil." |
| Subjects | Slavery African American History Abolition Washington, D.C. Reform Movement |
| Place written | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |