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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00267.155 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1864 |
| Title | Report submitted by Senator Charles Sumner calling for the repeal of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 |
| Date | 1864 |
| Author | Sumner, Charles (1811-1874) |
| Additional authors | United States. Congress (38th, 1st session : 1864) Buckalew, Charles Rollin (1821-1899) Carlile, John Snyder (1817-1878) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Sumner, a United States Senator from Massachusetts, also asks for "the repeal of all acts for the rendition of fugitive slaves..." Report intended to accompany bill No. 141. Also includes a minority report, submitted 1 March 1864 by Senators John Carlile and Charles R. Buckalew, opposing the repeal of fugitive slave laws. Report no. 24. 38th Congress, 1st session. |
| Subjects | Congress Law Government and Civics African American History Slavery Fugitive Slave Act Runaway Slave |
| People | Buckalew, Charles Rollin (1821-1899) Carlile, John Snyder (1817-1878) Sumner, Charles (1811-1874) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Sumner, an ardent abolitionist, was a United States Senator from Massachusetts 1851-1874. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |