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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00267.006 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1846 |
| Title | Resolutions of the legislature of Georgia, in opposition to the principles of certain resolves of the legislature of Massachusetts in relation to an amendment of the constitution on the subject of federal representation |
| Date | 2 February 1846 |
| Author | Chappell, Absalom H. (Absalom Harris) (1801-1878) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Copy of a resolution by the Georgia Legislature, printed for the twenty ninth Congress. The resolution is in opposition to a call by the Massachusetts legislature to repeal the three fifths voting clause of the Constitution. Likely printed in Washington, D.C. First edition. |
| Subjects | US Constitution US Constitutional Amendment Government and Civics African American History Abolition Reform Movement Slavery Law |
| People | Chappell, Absalom Harris (1801-1878) |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Government & Politics; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Absalom H. Chappell was the President of the Georgia State Senate, and previously a Congressman from Georgia. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |