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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08452.03 |
| From Archive Folder | State legislatures' resolutions regarding Kansas and slavery |
| Title | Resolutions of the Legislature of Vermont, in relation to Kansas |
| Date | 13 May 1856 |
| Author | Willard, Charles W. (1827-1880) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet; Government document |
| Content Description | House of Representatives mis. doc. no. 103 (34th Congress, 1st session). Willard, Secretary of State for Vermont, certifies these as a true copy of resolutions passed by Vermont in December 1855. Reprinted by Congress in May 1856. "Resolved, that the fugitive slave act of 1850 is contrary to the spirit of the Constitution of the United States..." |
| Subjects | Bleeding Kansas Slavery African American History State Constitution Government and Civics Missouri Compromise Congress Statehood Fugitive Slave Act Runaway Slave US Constitution Law |
| People | Willard, Charles W. (1827-1880) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Government & Politics; 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 |