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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00267.136.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1841 |
| Title | Resolutions of the general assembly of Alabama, in relation to the obligations of the States to surrender fugitive slaves from justice |
| Date | 21 January 1841 |
| Author | Alabama Legislature |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | 26th Congress, 2d session, Senate document no. 127. Printed by Blair & Rivers. Concerns the stealing and carrying away of a slave named Atticus by Daniel Philbrook and Edward Kilbron from Georgia to Maine. Maine refused to surrender Philbrook and Kilbron as fugitives from justice. Resolves that states should be required to surrender fugitives from justice from other states according to the U.S. Constitution. |
| Subjects | US Constitution Government and Civics Law Fugitive Slave Act Runaway Slave Slavery African American History Slave Life |
| 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 |