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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08452.01 |
| From Archive Folder | State legislatures' resolutions regarding Kansas and slavery |
| Title | Resolutions of the Legislature of Kentucky, in relation to the Missouri Compromise, Kansas-Nebraska Act, &c. |
| Date | 7 April 1856 |
| Author | Morehead, Charles Slaughter (1802-1868) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet; Government document |
| Content Description | House of Representatives mis. doc. no. 90 (34th Congress, 1st session). Morehead, Governor of Kentucky, attests these resolutions were adopted by the general assembly of Kentucky in December 1855. Reprinted by Congress April 1856. Kentucky resolves to "maintain the existing laws upon the subject of slavery" and opposes repeal of the Kansas-Nebraska Act. |
| Subjects | Bleeding Kansas Slavery African American History State Constitution Government and Civics Missouri Compromise Congress Statehood |
| People | Morehead, Charles Slaughter (1802-1868) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |