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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00267.136.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1841 |
| Title | Resolutions of the legislature of Alabama responsive to those of South Carolina on the subject of controversy between the States of Maine and Georgia |
| Date | 12 June 1841 |
| Author | Alabama Legislature |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | 27th Congress, 1st session. House of Representatives document no. 11. 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 are required to return fugitives of justice according to the U.S. Constitution. |
| Subjects | US Constitution Law Government and Civics 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 |