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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05118 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1850 |
| Title | The fugitive slave bill: its history and unconstitutionality |
| Date | 1850 |
| Author | Tappan, Lewis (1788-1873) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Gives various arguments why the Fugitive Slave bill should be declared unconstitutional. Also tells the story of James Hamlet, a mulatto arrested under the law despite protests that he was not a slave. Eventually Hamlet was returned to freedom. Full title reads: "The Fugitive Slave Bill: its history and unconstitutionality; with an account of the seizure and enslavement of James Hamlet, and his subsequent restoration to liberty." Printed by William Harned. First edition. With handwritten notes in an unknown hand in pencil on pages 24-6, 28, 30, 32, 34 and 36. |
| Subjects | American Anti-Slavery Society Member Slave Life Slavery African American History Law US Constitution Runaway Slave Fugitive Slave Act Freemen Abolition Reform Movement |
| People | Tappan, Lewis (1788-1873) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Law; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |