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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05191 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1824 |
| Title | Resolution of the State of Maine, signed by Albion Keith Parris, sent to John Andrew Shulze |
| Date | 26 February 1824 |
| Author | Parris, Albion Keith (1788-1857) |
| Recipient | Schulze, John Andrew |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Printed resolution signed by Parris as Governor of Maine to Pennsylvania Governor John Andrew Shulze. Certified by A. Nichols as Maine's Secretary of State. First page claims he is passing along a copy of a resolution passed by the legislature of Maine and requested to be put before the Pennsylvania legislature. The resolution, passed on 17 February 1824, disapproves of an amendment to the U.S. Constitution put forward by the state of Georgia. The Georgia proposal said in part "That no part of the Constitution of the United States ought to be construed to authorize the importation or ingress of any person of color into any one of the United States, contrary to the laws of such States." See GLC04565.01, GLC04565.02 and 04521 for other documents related to Georgia's proposed Constitutional amendment. |
| Subjects | Government and Civics US Constitution US Constitutional Amendment Law Slavery African American History Immigration and Migration Fugitive Slave Act Runaway Slave |
| People | Parris, Albion Keith (1788-1857) Schulze, John Andrew (1775-1852) |
| Place written | Portland, Maine |
| Theme | Government & Politics; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |