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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08452.06 |
| From Archive Folder | State legislatures' resolutions regarding Kansas and slavery |
| Title | Resolutions of the Legislature of Maine in relation to the extension of slavery, Kansas, and secret political associations |
| Date | 20 June 1856 |
| Author | Wells, Samuel (1801-1868) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet; Government document |
| Content Description | House of Representatives mis. doc. no. 122 (34th Congress, 1st session). Wells, Governor of Maine, approved the resolutions in April 1856. Reprinted by Congress in June 1856. "...the people of Kansas Territory... are entitled to protection against interference from any quarter, intended to thwart or prevent the actual settlers in said Territory from the full and complete exercise of the right of suffrage..." |
| Subjects | Bleeding Kansas Slavery African American History State Constitution Government and Civics Missouri Compromise Congress Statehood Suffrage |
| People | Wells, Samuel (1801-1868) |
| 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 |