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Collection Reference Number GLC00267.372
From Archive Folder Documents Relating to 1847 
Title The Wilmot Proviso: bill and explanation of Preston King, of New York, in the House of Representatives of the U.S., January 4 & 5, 1847
Date 4 January 1847 - 5 January 1847
Author King, Preston (1806-1865)  
Document Type Pamphlet
Content Description Printed at the office of Blair and Rives. Discussion of a bill intending to raise extra military resources for the war with Mexico.
Subjects Slavery  Statehood  African American History  Civil War  Westward Expansion  Law  
People King, Preston (1806-1865)  
Place written Washington, D.C.
Theme Government & Politics; African Americans; Law; Westward Expansion; Foreign Affairs
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859